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  2. Cucurbita moschata - Wikipedia

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    Cucurbita moschata is a species originating in the tropical Americas [2] which is cultivated for edible flesh, flowers, greens, and seeds. [3] It includes cultivars known in English as squash or pumpkin. Cultivars of C. moschata are generally more tolerant of hot, humid weather than squash of other domesticated species.

  3. Pumpkin seed - Wikipedia

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    A pumpkin seed, also known as a pepita (from the Mexican Spanish: pepita de calabaza, 'little seed of squash'), is the edible seed of a pumpkin or certain other cultivars of squash. The seeds are typically flat and oval with one axis of symmetry, have a white outer husk, and are light green after the husk is removed. Some pumpkin cultivars are ...

  4. Cucurbita - Wikipedia

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    The seeds and fruits of most varieties can be stored for long periods of time, [5] particularly the sweet-tasting winter varieties with their thick, inedible skins. [119] Summer squash have a thin, edible skin. The seeds of both types can be roasted, eaten raw, made into pumpkin seed oil, [73] ground into a flour or meal, [120] or otherwise ...

  5. Pumpkin - Wikipedia

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    Pumpkin seed oil is a thick oil pressed from roasted seeds that appears red or green in color. [43] [44] When used for cooking or as a salad dressing, pumpkin seed oil is generally mixed with other oils because of its robust flavor. [45] Pumpkin seed oil contains fatty acids such as oleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid. [46]

  6. Once and for All: Is a Pumpkin a Fruit or a Vegetable? - AOL

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    “By definition, a fruit is the fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a flowering plant, enclosing the seed or seeds,” says Appel. “Thus, by definition, pumpkin is technically fruit.”

  7. Cucurbitaceae - Wikipedia

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    The plants in this family are grown around the tropics and in temperate areas of the world, where those with edible fruits were among the earliest cultivated plants in both the Old and New Worlds. The family Cucurbitaceae ranks among the highest of plant families for number and percentage of species used as human food. [5]

  8. This Handy Chart Shows How to Pick the Perfect Pumpkin - AOL

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    Next, look for the pumpkin skin to be nearly or fully colored. Some orange types will continue to ripen after harvesting, says McLaughlin. If you aren't sure when you're out on a farm, don't ...

  9. Seed cycling - Wikipedia

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    Seed cycling is the rotation of different edible seeds into the diet at different times in the menstrual cycle. [1] Practitioners believe that since some seeds promote estrogen production, and others promote progesterone production, that eating these seeds in the correct parts of the menstrual cycle will balance the hormonal rhythm. [2] [3]