pumpkin: Meaning and Definition of
pump•kin
Pronunciation: (pump'kin or, commonly, pung'kin), [key] — n.
- a large, edible, orange-yellow fruit borne by a coarse, decumbent vine, Cucurbita pepo, of the gourd family.
- the similar fruit of any of several related species, as C. maxima or C. moschata.
- a plant bearing such fruit.
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