PUMPKIN Definition & Meaning

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pumpkin

[ puhmp-kin, puhng-kin ]

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noun

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.

pumpkin

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noun

any of several creeping cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Cucurbita, esp C. pepo of North America and C. maxima of Europe
1. the large round fruit of any of these plants, which has a thick orange rind, pulpy flesh, and numerous seeds
2. ( as modifier )
  pumpkin pie
often capital a term of endearment

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of pumpkin¹

1640–50; alteration of pumpion ( -kin ), variant of pompon < Middle French, nasalized variant of popon melon, earlier pepon < Latin ��ō��- (stem of ��ō ) < Greek ��é��ō�� kind of melon

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of pumpkin¹

C17: from earlier pumpion, from Old French pompon, from Latin pepo, from Greek ��ōn, from ��ōn ripe, from peptein to ripen

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Officially sold as “leather cleaner,” Double Scorpio also comes in pumpkin spice flavor.

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This shade, often associated with carrots, sweet potatoes and pumpkins, comes from carotenoids, a class of pigments naturally found in plants.

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She also recommended an alternative festive snack, which included grating half a block of parmesan, adding a quarter of teaspoon of chopped chillies, a few pumpkin seeds and herbs.

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Ani’s back to being a pumpkin, so to speak.

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