Punkin vs. Pumpkin

Punkin vs. Pumpkin — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Punkin and Pumpkin

Punkinnoun

eye dialect of pumpkin

Pumpkinnoun

A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon.

Pumpkinnoun

The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.

Pumpkinnoun

(uncountable) The color of the fruit of the pumpkin plant.

Pumpkinnoun

(Australia) Any of a number of cultivars from the genus Cucurbita; known in the US as winter squash.

Pumpkinnoun

(US) A term of endearment for someone small and cute.

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Pumpkinnoun

a coarse vine widely cultivated for its non-keeping large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes

Pumpkinnoun

usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn