单词 | pumpkin |
释义 | pumpkin/ˈpʌm(p)kɪn /noun 1A large rounded orange-yellow fruit with a thick rind, the flesh of which can be used in sweet or savoury dishes.Sweet potatoes, beans, pumpkins, and tropical fruits such as bananas and papayas are also grown....
2The plant of the gourd family which produces pumpkins, having tendrils and large lobed leaves and native to warm regions of America.
OriginLate 17th century: alteration of earlier pumpion, from obsolete French pompon, via Latin from Greek pepōn 'large melon' (see pepo). Rhymes |
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