On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Today, pumpkins of varied species are widely grown for food, pumpkin dump cake well as for aesthetic and recreational purposes. 17th-century English colonists, shortly after encountering pumpkins upon their arrival in what is now the northeastern United States.

English Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony, located in present-day Massachusetts. Researchers have noted that the term pumpkin and related terms like ayote and calabaza are applied to a range of winter squash with varying size and shape. The term tropical pumpkin is sometimes used for pumpkin cultivars of the species Cucurbita moschata. Pumpkin fruits are a type of botanical berry known as a pepo. Characteristics commonly used to define “pumpkin” include smooth and slightly ribbed skin, and deep yellow to orange color.