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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) a coarse vine widely cultivated for its non-keeping 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 | |
| Synonyms: | autumn_pumpkin Cucurbita_pepo pumpkin_vine | |
| Related terms: | squash Cucurbita pumpkin_seed | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn | |
| Related terms: | vegetable | |
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pumps |
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