Meaning & Definition of Pumpkin in English
English⟶
Pumpkin
/pəmpkɪn/
noun
1. A coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds
- Subspecies of cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
synonym:
- pumpkin,
- pumpkin vine,
- autumn pumpkin,
- Cucurbita pepo
2. Usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn
synonym:
- pumpkin
Examples of using
Tom's pumpkin was the winner!
Tom doesn't know if Mary likes pumpkin pie or not.
What a big pumpkin!