giant pumpkin
Enormous orange gourd
A giant pumpkin is a pumpkin grown specifically for size rather than eating, typically varieties of *Cucurbita maxima* bred to reach extraordinary weights—often over a thousand pounds.
Competitive growers cultivate them for weigh-offs at agricultural fairs: His giant pumpkin took first place at the state fair.
The pursuit requires specialized seeds, intensive care, and considerable space.
- gourdHard-shelled decorative fruit
- squashFlatten by pressure
- harvestGathering mature crops
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- orangeCitrus with segments
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- pumpkinjack-o-lantern
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