ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pumpkin

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈpʌmpkɪn/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Pumpkin is a noun meaning A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon.

Meaning

A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon.

More Meanings

  1. The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.
  2. (uncountable) The typical color of the ripe fruit of the pumpkin plant.
  3. (Australia) Any of a number of cultivars from the genus Cucurbita; known in the US as winter squash.
  4. (US) A term of endearment for someone small and cute.
  5. (informal, automotive) The housing for a differential, built into an axle of a vehicle; the housing and its contents.

Example Sentences

You must be daddy’s little pumpkin.
Nevertheless, the comprehensive comparative analysis of pumpkin viromes across various geographic regions by NGS remains deficient.
There were pumpkins in Mombi’s corn-fields, lying golden red among the rows of green stalks; and these had been planted and carefully tended that the four-horned cow might eat of them in the winter time.

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