一切經音義 32.187

32.187

果蓏 ('fruits and melons'; the upper character is pronounced 果 [guǒ], properly written with 艸 ['grass'], being a popular character. The lower character is pronounced 騾 [luó] + 果 [guǒ] fanqie. Zheng's commentary on the Zhouli says: '果 [guǒ] refers to fruits like peaches and plums; 蓏 [luǒ] refers to gourds and melons.' Zhang Yan's commentary on the Han shu says: 'Those with pits are called 果 [guǒ]; those without pits are called 蓏 [luǒ].' Ying Shao's commentary on the Han shu says: 'Tree fruits are called 果 [guǒ]; vine/grass fruits are called 蓏 [luǒ].' The Zhouyi speaks of "fruits and gourds" [果蓏], which is this. The Shuowen has it composed of 艸 ['grass'] with 㼌 as phonetic. 瓞 is pronounced 徒 [tú] + 結 [jié] fanqie. 㼌 is pronounced 庾 [yǔ]).