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pumpkin
CIDE DICTIONARY
pumpkin, n. [For older pompion, pompon, OF. pompon, L. pepo, peponis, Gr. , properly, cooked by the sun, ripe, mellow; -- so called because not eaten till ripe. Cf. Cook, n. ].
A well-known trailing plant (Cucurbita pepo ) and its fruit, -- used for cooking and for feeding stock; a pompion. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pumpkin, n.
1 any of various plants of the genus Cucurbita, esp. C. maxima, with large lobed leaves and tendrils.
2 the large rounded yellow fruit of this with a thick rind and edible flesh.
1 any of various plants of the genus Cucurbita, esp. C. maxima, with large lobed leaves and tendrils.
2 the large rounded yellow fruit of this with a thick rind and edible flesh.
Etymology
alt. f. earlier pompon, pumpion f. obs. F po(m)pon f. L pepo -onis f. Gk pepon large melon: see PEPO
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