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What is the difference between squash and pumpkin?

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Everything you need to know about edible and inedible winter squash and gourds. read more

Squash vs Pumpkin Family cucurbitaceae is composed with several species including gourds, melons and squashes. Pumpkin, luffa, cucumber and bitter gourds are some of the well-known crops in this family. read more

So, to make it clearer, both squash and pumpkin belong to the same family (the cucurbitaceae). A pumpkin is a type of squash. Squash is considered a fruit and it grows on a vine. read more

Since squash is the general term for the fruits that belong to the genus Cucurbita, and since pumpkin is from the genus Cucurbita, you can say that a pumpkin is just a kind of squash. So if someone asks you what the differences are between a pumpkin and a squash, you can say that a pumpkin is a kind of a squash. read more

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