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pump•kin



Pronunciation: (pump'kin or, commonly, pung'kin), [key]
—n.
1. a large, edible, orange-yellow fruit borne by a coarse, decumbent vine, Cucurbita pepo, of the gourd family.
2. the similar fruit of any of several related species, as C. maxima or C. moschata.
3. a plant bearing such fruit.

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