pumpkin
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A pumpkin is a large squash fruit that belongs to one of two main plant species, Cucurbita pepo or Cucurbita maxima, and comes in various cultivars with different sizes and characteristics. Pumpkins matter because they are widely grown and used, as evidenced by their cultivation in fields and their prominent role in markets and cultural contexts like the French Market in New Orleans.
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26 sectionsContents
- Etymology and terminology
- Description
- History
- Cultivation
- Production
- In the United States
- Nutrition
- Uses
- Culinary
- Shell and flesh
- Flowers
- Leaves
- Seeds
- Pumpkin seed oil
- Animal feed
- Culture
- Halloween
- Chunking<!-- This is not a typo -->
- Pumpkin festivals and competitions
- Folk medicine
- Folklore and fiction
- Music
- Cultivars
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.4|A pile of pumpkins at the French Market in New Orleans, Louisiana thumb|upright=1.4|A variety of pumpkin cultivars. The central and rightmost orange fruits are Cucurbita pepo, all others are [[Cucurbita maxima]] thumb|upright=1.4|A field of giant pumpkins
A pumpkin is a cultivated winter squash in the genus Cucurbita. The term is most commonly applied to round, orange-colored squash varieties, but does not possess a scientific definition. It may be used in reference to many different squashes of varied appearance and belonging to multiple species in the Cucurbita genus.