Meanings
nounpepino melon (plural pepino melons)
plural pepino melons
- A South American plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for its melon-like fruit, Solanum muricatum.
Synonyms: melon pear
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA South American plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for its melon-like fruit, Solanum muricatum.
Similar
melon pear
Also see
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 香瓜茄, 人參果 /人参果
- 香瓜茄 (xiāngguāqié)Solanum muricatum
- 人參果 /人参果 (rénshēnguǒ)Solanum muricatum
Finnish pepino
- pepinoSolanum muricatum
German Melonenbirne, Birnenmelone
- MelonenbirneSolanum muricatum
- BirnenmeloneSolanum muricatum
- PepinoSolanum muricatum
- Pepino-StrauchSolanum muricatum
Japanese ペピーノ
- ペピーノ (pepīno)Solanum muricatum
Russian ды́нная гру́ша, пепи́но
- ды́нная гру́ша (dýnnaja grúša)Solanum muricatum
- пепи́но (pepíno)Solanum muricatum
Swedish pepino
- pepinoSolanum muricatum
Cite this entry
APA
pepino melon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pepino%20melon
MLA
“pepino melon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pepino%20melon. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pepino melon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pepino%20melon.
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