n.
- a large rounded orange-yellow fruit with a thick rind and edible flesh.
- a plant of the gourd family bearing pumpkins, native to warm regions of America.
[Cucurbita pepo and related species.]
- Brit. another term for squash2.
Etymology
C17: alt. of earlier pumpion, from obs. Fr. pompon, via L. from Gk pepōn (see pepo).