'Cucurbita pepo' definitions:
Definition of 'Cucurbita pepo'
(from WordNet)
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 [syn: pumpkin, pumpkin vine, autumn pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo]
Definition of 'Cucurbita pepo'
From: GCIDE
- Pumpkin \Pump"kin\, n. [For older pompion, pompon, OF. pompon, L. pepo, peponis, Gr. ?, properly, cooked by the sun, ripe, mellow; -- so called because not eaten till ripe. Cf. Cook, n.] (Bot.) A well-known trailing plant (Cucurbita pepo) and its fruit, -- used for cooking and for feeding stock; a pompion. [1913 Webster]
- Pumpkin seed. (a) The flattish oval seed of the pumpkin. (b) (Zool.) The common pondfish. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cucurbita pepo'
From: GCIDE
- crookneck \crook"neck`\, n. Either of two varieties of squash, distinguished by their tapering, recurved necks. The summer crookneck is botanically a variety of the pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) and matures early in the season. It is pale yellow in color, with warty excrescences. The winter crookneck belongs to a distinct species (Cucurbita moschata) and is smooth and often striped. [U. S.]
- Syn: crookneck squash. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]