PUMPKIN SEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pumpkin seed mean? 

• PUMPKIN SEED (noun)
  The noun PUMPKIN SEED has 1 sense:

1. the edible seed of a pumpkin

  Familiarity information: PUMPKIN SEED used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUMPKIN SEED (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The edible seed of a pumpkin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("pumpkin seed" is a kind of...):

edible seed (many are used as seasoning)

Holonyms ("pumpkin seed" is a part of...):

autumn pumpkin; Cucurbita pepo; pumpkin; pumpkin vine (a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes)

 Context examples 

Foods high in magnesium include almonds, bananas, beans, broccoli, brown rice, cashews, egg yolk, fish oil, flaxseed, green vegetables, milk, mushrooms, other nuts, oatmeal, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, soybeans, sunflower seeds, sweet corn, tofu, and whole grains (see: Foods, by content of Magnesium, Mg)

(Low Magnesium Levels Make Vitamin D Ineffective, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)