Pumpkin definition
The vine (Cucurbita pepo) of the gourd family on which it grows.
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A large, round, orange-yellow, edible fruit with many seeds.
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(brit.) Any of several varieties of squash (Cucurbita moschata and C. maxima)
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A moderate to strong orange.
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A round, often large squash with coarse, strongly flavored yellow to orange flesh, numerous seeds, and a moderately hard, usually orange rind.
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Any of several plants producing these fruits, especially varieties of the species Cucurbita pepo, and also varieties of C. maxima and C. moschata.
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Noun
Singular:
pumpkin
Plural:
pumpkinsOrigin of pumpkin
- Alteration (influenced by –kin) of obsolete pumpion from obsolete French pompon, popon from Old French pepon from Late Latin pepōn from Latin watermelon or gourd from Greek ripe, large melon pekw- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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