different between muskmelon vs pumpkin

English

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• musk melon

Etymology

From musk +? melon.

Noun

muskmelon (plural muskmelons)

1. A type of melon, Cucumis melo subsp. melo, with sweet orange flesh and a rough skin resembling netting.

Synonyms

• (cantaloupe): apple melon, chate melon, dudaim melon, vine peach, mango melon, orange melon, lemon melon, lemon cucumber, cantaloupe

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• punkin (US, term of endearment)

Etymology

From Middle French pompon, from Latin pep?, from Ancient Greek ????? (pép?n, “large melon”), from ????? (pép?n, “ripe”), from ????? (pépt?, “ripen”). Suffixed with the now obsolete -kin. Doublet of pepo. Or from Wôpanâak pôhpukun (“grows forth round”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: p?mp?kin, IPA^(key): /?p?mpk?n/
• Hyphenation: pump?kin

Noun

pumpkin (plural pumpkins)

1. A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon.
2. The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.
3. (uncountable) The color of the fruit of the pumpkin plant.

4. (Australia) Any of a number of cultivars from the genus Cucurbita; known in the US as winter squash.
5. (US) A term of endearment for someone small and cute.

Derived terms

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See also

• calabash
• calabaza
• gourd
• marrow
• squash

References