two large unripened pumpkins on the vine - cucurbita

pumpkin vernacular term mature winter squash species varieties genus cucurbita culinary cultural significance agreed botanical scientific meaning interchangeably commonly cultivars argyrosperma ficifolia maxima moschata pepo native north america northeastern mexico southern united states pepo pumpkins oldest domesticated plants early 500 bc today varied grown food aesthetic recreational purposes pumpkin's thick shell edible seeds pulp pie instance traditional thanksgiving meals canada frequently carved jack-o'-lanterns decoration halloween commercially canned purée fillings jack-o'-lanterns