Meanings
nounDickinson pumpkin (plural Dickinson pumpkins)
plural Dickinson pumpkins
- A kind of pumpkin, a cultivar of Cucurbita moschata, and a common source of pumpkin pie filling.
Origin
Named after farmer Elijah Dickinson, who brought the pumpkin to central Illinois.
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Dickinson pumpkin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dickinson%20pumpkin
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“Dickinson pumpkin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dickinson%20pumpkin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dickinson pumpkin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dickinson%20pumpkin.
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