pumpkin
A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon.
Other meanings
The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.
The typical color of the ripe fruit of the pumpkin plant.
Synonyms
- autumn pumpkin
A kind of
- squash
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "πέπων" (large melon).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “pumpkin” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.