pe|pi|no

pe|pi|no «peh PEE noh», noun, plural -nos.

1. an evergreen shrub of the lily family, a native of the extreme southern part of South America, bearing showy red flowers.

2. a tropical American plant of the nightshade family, bearing an edible melonlike fruit.

╂[< Spanish pepino (diminutive) < Latin pepō, -ōnis melon, pumpkin; see etym. under pepo (Cf. ↑pepo)]