1. (

• pumpkin ,
• pumpkin_vine ,
• autumn_pumpkin ,
• Cucurbita_pepo

) 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 ;

2. (

• pumpkin

) usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn ;