<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a large, edible, orange-yellow fruit borne by a coarse, decumbent vine, <em>Cucurbita pepo</em>, of the gourd family</li><li>the similar fruit of any of several related species, as <em>C. maxima</em> or <em>C. moschata</em></li><li>a plant bearing such fruit</li></ul>