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pumpkin

noun

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

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Word length
7
Starts with
P
Ends with
N
Contains
UM
Scrabble score
17
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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ˈpʌmpkɪn

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noun

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

noun

  1. 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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