English noun: pumpkin |
1. | pumpkin (plant) 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 |
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| Synonyms | autumn pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo, pumpkin vine |
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| Broader (hypernym) | squash, squash vine |
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| Part holonym | pumpkin, pumpkin seed |
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| Member meronym | Cucurbita, genus Cucurbita |
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2. | pumpkin (food) usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn |
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| Broader (hypernym) | veg, vegetable, veggie |
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| Part meronym | autumn pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo, pumpkin, pumpkin vine |
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