pumpkin
noun
pump·kin
ˈpəm(p)-kən 
nonstandard
ˈpəŋ-kən
often attributive
1
a
: a fruit of any of various cultivars of herbaceous plants (Cucurbita pepo, C. maxima, C. moschata, C. ficifolia, and C. argyrosperma) of the gourd family that is typically round and orange but may be another color or shape, that has a hard usually smooth skin with shallow longitudinal grooves, and that is grown for ornamental use or for its fibrous pale flesh used especially in baking or as feed for livestock
b
: any of several annual chiefly trailing American plants that bear pumpkins
2
: a strong orange color
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Add the pumpkin seeds, basil leaves, arugula, Parmesan cheese, garlic, oil and lemon juice to the blender.
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Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Seeds like sesame, hemp, pumpkin, chia, flax and sunflower seeds have between about five and nine grams of protein per one-ounce serving.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
In 2017, a multicultural student organization set up a display with a pumpkin representing President Donald Trump.
—Stephen Humphries, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Soil Type: Moist, Well-draining, Fertile
Soil pH: Acidic to Neutral (5.8-7.0)
The genus Cucurbita includes summer and winter squash, pumpkins, zucchini, and ornamental gourds.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Seeds like sesame, hemp, pumpkin, chia, flax and sunflower seeds have between about five and nine grams of protein per one-ounce serving.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
In 2017, a multicultural student organization set up a display with a pumpkin representing President Donald Trump.
—Stephen Humphries, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Soil Type: Moist, Well-draining, Fertile
Soil pH: Acidic to Neutral (5.8-7.0)
The genus Cucurbita includes summer and winter squash, pumpkins, zucchini, and ornamental gourds.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pumpkin
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“Pumpkin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pumpkin. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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pumpkin
noun
pump·kin
ˈpəm(p)-kən
1
: the usually round orange fruit of a vine of the gourd family widely used as food
also
: a fruit (as a crookneck squash) of a closely related vine
2
: a usually hairy prickly vine that produces pumpkins
3
: a strong orange color
Medical Definition
pumpkin
noun
pump·kin
ˈpəm(p)-kən
: the usually round orange fruit of a vine (Cucurbita pepo) of the gourd family that is widely cultivated as food and is the source of pepo
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