pumpkin
(noun) usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn
pumpkin, pumpkin vine, autumn pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo
(noun) a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pumpkin (plural pumpkins)
A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon.
The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.
(uncountable) The color of the fruit of the pumpkin plant.
(Australia) Any of a number of cultivars from the genus Cucurbita; known in the US as winter squash.
(US) A term of endearment for someone small and cute.
Source: Wiktionary
Pump"kin, n. Etym: [For older pompion, pompon, OF. pompon, L. pepo, peponis, Gr. Cook, n.] (Bot.)
Definition: A well-known trailing plant (Cucurbita pepo) and its fruit, -- used for cooking and for feeding stock; a pompion. Pumpkin seed. (a) The flattish oval seed of the pumpkin. (b) (Zoöl.) The common pondfish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
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