Pumpkin
Pronunciation : Pump"kin
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [For older pompion, pompon, OF. pompon, L. pepo, peponis, Gr. Cook, n.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A well-known trailing plant (Cucurbita pepo) and its fruit, -- used for cooking and for feeding stock; a pompion. Pumpkin seed. (a) The flattish oval seed of the pumpkin. (b) (Zo?l.) The common pondfish.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913