A creeping herb plant.

Cucurbita

A creeping herb plant.

"Branching fiber, from spiral vessels of Gourd (Cucurbita Pepo)." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Fiber

"Branching fiber, from spiral vessels of Gourd (Cucurbita Pepo)." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

A pepo is a sort of berry with a harder rind.

Pepo

A pepo is a sort of berry with a harder rind.

"The Pepo is an inferior fruit, with a thick and fleshy rind, with two or more fleshy parietal placentas, projecting more or less inward."—Darby, 1855

A Section of the Pepo

"The Pepo is an inferior fruit, with a thick and fleshy rind, with two or more fleshy parietal placentas,…