apricot vs pumpkin

apricot

noun
  • A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit. 

  • The junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a one-shot kill. 

  • A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside. 

  • The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca 

  • A dog with an orange-coloured coat. 

adj
  • Of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot. 

pumpkin

noun
  • The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant. 

  • The color of the fruit of the pumpkin plant. 

  • Any of a number of cultivars from the genus Cucurbita; known in the US as winter squash. 

  • A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon. 

  • A term of endearment for someone small and cute. 

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