PUMPKINS

Noun

pumpkins

plural of pumpkin

Source: Wiktionary


PUMPKIN

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



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