Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Pumpkin seed — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pumpkinseed — /pump kin seed / or, commonly, /pung kin /, n. 1. the seed of the pumpkin. 2. a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus, of eastern North America. [1775 85; PUMPKIN + SEED] * * * ▪ fish popular food and sport fish and a species of sunfish (q.v … Universalium
pumpkinseed — pump•kin•seed [[t]ˈpʌmp kɪnˌsid[/t]] or, commonly, [[t]ˈpʌŋ kɪn [/t]] n. 1) pln a seed of a pumpkin 2) ich a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus, of E North America • Etymology: 1775–85 … From formal English to slang
pumpkineer — (PUMP.kin.eer, PUM.kin.eer) n. A person who grows giant pumpkins, particularly ones meant to be entered in pumpkin weighing contests. (pumpkin + engineer) Example Citation: Driving by in their cars in Cedar Valley, a small community north of… … New words
Cucurbita pepo — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Africa — /af ri keuh/, n. 1. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). adj. 2. African. * * * I Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea,… … Universalium
ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… … Universalium
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
extraction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of removing Nouns 1. extraction, removal; drawing out, pulling; elimination, extrication, eradication, evulsion; expression, squeezing; extirpation, suction, pumping, aspiration, siphoning, draining … English dictionary for students
