pumpkin

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  1. noun A coarse trailing vine (Cucurbita pepo) widely cultivated for its fruit.
  2. noun The large pulpy round fruit of this plant, having a thick, orange-yellow rind and numerous seeds.
  3. noun Any of several other vines of the genus Cucurbita, especially C. maxima or C. moschata, bearing large pumpkinlike squashes.
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  • For those who don't know, a pumpkin was mysteriously found on top of the Clocktower on October 8, 1997. —  Stories from The Sun
  • ¥ The name pumpkin originated from "pepon" -- the Greek word for "large melon." —  The Frederick News-Post : Local News
  • Lona Sandon, a registered dietitian at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, said the pumpkin is a great source of vitamins A and C as well as potassium. —  Latest News - UPI.com
  • You can freeze canned pure pumpkin, which is sometimes labeled pumpkin purée. —  Freep.com - RSS
  • Once it's properly de-gutted, decide which side of the pumpkin is the most attractive. —  Serious Eats
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  1. Alteration (influenced by -kin) of obsolete pumpion, from obsolete French pompon, popon, from Old French pepon, from Late Latin pepōn, from Latin, watermelon or gourd, from Greek, ripe, large melon; see pekw- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Formerly also pumkin (and in popular use, though spelled pumpkin, now generally pronounced pung′kin, as if written punkin); an altered form, simulating the termination -kin, of pumpion.
 

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