Meanings
nounpumpkinseed (plural pumpkinseeds)
plural pumpkinseeds
- historicalA type of small riverboat.
- alternativeAlternative form of pumpkin seed (“the seed of a pumpkin”).
The current menu includes curried goat, rack of lamb with a pumpkinseed crust, and braised short ribs.
2007 June 10, “Newcomers, End to End”, in New York Times
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nounsmall brilliantly colored North American sunfish
Similar
Lepomis gibbosus
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From pumpkin + seed. The fish is so named for its small body that is shaped much like a pumpkin seed.
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APA
pumpkinseed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pumpkinseed
MLA
“pumpkinseed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pumpkinseed. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pumpkinseed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pumpkinseed.
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