autumn pumpkin

/ˌɔdəm ˌpʌm(p)kən/
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Other forms: autumn pumpkins

Definitions of autumn pumpkin
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: Cucurbita pepo, pumpkin, pumpkin vine
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    type of:
    squash, squash vine
    any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
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