Wild Pumpkin (Noun)
Meaning
Perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The wild pumpkin grows abundantly in dry regions of the southwestern United States.
- A small wild pumpkin vine sprouted near the base of a desert tree.
- In the dry areas of Mexico, the wild pumpkin has become a common sight.
- Farmers have been trying to cultivate edible varieties from the wild pumpkin for years.
- Hikers often come across wild pumpkin vines crawling across the dry ground.