Meanings (ES + gloss)
pepino
The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.
"Why, pepper and salt your reasons!" cried Curl, forgetting to look at the door for a moment: "your pamphlet has talent; but talent is like a cucumber, nothing without the dressing…
Probably on account of its phallic formation, the cucumber is often assumed to have aphrodisiac qualities.
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