n. (Zool.) Either one of two species of wading birds of the genus
n. [ For older pompion, pompon, OF. pompon, L. pepo, peponis, Gr. &unr_;, properly, cooked by the sun, ripe, mellow; -- so called because not eaten till ripe. Cf. Cook, n. ] (Bot.) A well-known trailing plant (Cucurbita pepo) and its fruit, -- used for cooking and for feeding stock; a pompion. [ 1913 Webster ]
Pumpkin seed.
n. [ For older pompion, pompon, OF. pompon, L. pepo, peponis, Gr. &unr_;, properly, cooked by the sun, ripe, mellow; -- so called because not eaten till ripe. Cf. Cook, n. ] (Bot.) A well-known trailing plant (Cucurbita pepo) and its fruit, -- used for cooking and for feeding stock; a pompion. [ 1913 Webster ]
Pumpkin seed.