pumpkin seed

pumpkin seed
    n 1: the edible seed of a pumpkin
    

Pondfish \Pond"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
   Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes
   belonging to the family {Centrarchid[ae]}; -- called also
   {pond perch}, and {sunfish}.
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   Note: The common pondfish of New England ({Lepomis gibbosus})
         is called also {bream}, {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}.
         See {Sunfish}. The long-eared pondfish ({Lepomis
         auritus}) of the Eastern United States is distinguished
         by its very long opercular flap.
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Pumpkin \Pump"kin\, n. [For older pompion, pompon, OF. pompon,
   L. pepo, peponis, Gr. ?, 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.
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   {Pumpkin seed}.
   (a) The flattish oval seed of the pumpkin.
   (b) (Zool.) The common pondfish.
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Sunfish \Sun"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
   (a) A very large oceanic plectognath fish ({Mola mola}, {Mola
       rotunda}, or {Orthagoriscus mola}) having a broad body
       and a truncated tail.
   (b) Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American
       fresh-water fishes of the family {Centrachidae}. They
       have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines.
       Among the common species of the Eastern United States are
       {Lepomis gibbosus} (called also {bream}, {pondfish},
       {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}), the blue sunfish, or
       dollardee ({Lepomis pallidus}), and the long-eared
       sunfish ({Lepomis auritus}). Several of the species are
       called also {pondfish}.
   (c) The moonfish, or bluntnosed shiner.
   (d) The opah.
   (e) The basking, or liver, shark.
   (f) Any large jellyfish.
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