Pumpkin
[ˈpʌmpkɪn]Meaning
the word for a cultivated winter squash of the genus Cucurbita
Background Story
The sources checked record pumpkin as the word for the squash, and Behind the Name carries a user-submitted entry recording it as a rare and archaic given name in English, used for both girls and boys.
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