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 pumpkin pumpkin /ˈpʌmkɪn/

noun

  1. Usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn  ( pumpkin )
    usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn
     Every fall, families gather at farms to pick the perfect pumpkin for Halloween.
    Every fall, families gather at farms to pick the perfect pumpkin for Halloween.
  2. 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  ( autumn pumpkin , Cucurbita pepo , pumpkin , pumpkin vine )
    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