perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit
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
usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn
(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
