1. pumpkin(n = noun.plant) autumn pumpkin, cucurbita pepo, 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;
is a kind of squash, squash vine
has parts: pumpkin, pumpkin seed
is a member of cucurbita, genus cucurbita
2. pumpkin(n = noun.food) - usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn;
is a kind of veg, vegetable, veggie
is a part of autumn pumpkin, cucurbita pepo, pumpkin, pumpkin vine
A well-known trailing plant (
pumpkin, n.
1 any of various plants of the genus Cucurbita, esp. C. maxima, with large lobed leaves and tendrils.
2 the large rounded yellow fruit of this with a thick rind and edible flesh.
Etymology:
alt. f. earlier pompon, pumpion f. obs. F po(m)pon f. L pepo -onis f. Gk pepon large melon: see PEPO
autumn pumpkin, pumpkin ash, pumpkin head, pumpkin pie, pumpkin seed, pumpkin vine, wild pumpkin