What is pumpkin called, and why is pumpkin called pumpkin

Pumpkin is a plant of the genus Pumpkin in the Cucurbitaceae family. Due to the different origins, the names are different. Also known as wheat melon, sweet melon, gourd, golden winter melon, Taiwanese called golden melon, native to North America.

Pumpkins are cultivated all over China, and Hokkaido is the main crop in Japan. The tender fruit is sweet and delicious, and it is one of the melon vegetables in summer and autumn. Old melons can be used as feed or miscellaneous grains, so there are many places where they are also called rice melons.

In the West, pumpkins are often used to make pumpkin pies, or pumpkin cookies. Pumpkin seeds can be used as a snack.

Summary. After a long time, the hobbies of all major regions are the same, so the name pumpkin has been passed down to this day, everyone calls pumpkin is called pumpkin, and of course, some areas are called gourd.

Hello boss, pumpkin began to be planted in China 600 years ago, because the fruit state is divided into varieties and original pumpkin and long pumpkin, the hose is often called the gourd when the lack of cultivation people, because the core is only round and flattened, and the color yellow, green and black, at that time we called it high yellow for the pumpkin, black and green for the gourd.

After a long time, the hobbies of all major regions are the same, so the name pumpkin has been passed down to this day, everyone calls it pumpkin is called pumpkin, and the first hand of course also contains celery to refer to some areas called gourd.

Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: pumpkins are planted in the south and transferred to Min, Zhejiang, and now Yanjing is also found in various places. There are also relevant records in the "Qing Barnyard Banknotes", and its seed is from the south of the source, so it is called pumpkin.

To sum up, the reason why pumpkin is called pumpkin may be because it was introduced from the south. Combined with the understanding of the "Compendium of Materia Medica", China's pumpkin may have been introduced from Southeast Asia, South Asia and other places to Fujian, Zhejiang and other places, and then all the way north, so far, it is widely planted all over the country.

The form of a pumpkin.

Pumpkin is an annual creeping herbaceous plant, the stem is often rooted, the petiole is stout, the leaves are broadly ovate or oval, the quality is slightly soft, the leaf veins are raised, the tendrils are slightly thick, the monoecious, the fruit peduncle is stout, there are ridges and grooves, it varies from variety to variety, there are often several longitudinal grooves or none outside, the seeds are numerous, oblong ovate or oblong, the sex likes cool and humid climate, and it is very easy to cultivate. It is native to Mexico to Central America, and is widely cultivated all over the world, introduced to China in the Ming Dynasty, and is now widely planted in the north and south.

Because pumpkins grow better in the south, they are called pumpkins.

There are different theories about the origin of the word "pumpkin", one of the more popular theories is that pumpkins are native to South America, and that the Indians of South America have been cultivating pumpkins long before Columbus discovered the Americas, and called them "aya", which means "something big and beautiful". Later, pumpkins were brought to Europe, where they were widely cultivated and used.

In Europe, pumpkins are called "pumpkin", a word derived from the Greek word "pepon", which means "something big and round". Because the shape and color of pumpkins are similar to the word "pumpkin", they are called pumpkins in Europe.

In China, pumpkins were first introduced in the Tang Dynasty and were originally called "sweet melons", which means "melons of the state of Fanbang". Later, with the widespread cultivation and application of pumpkin in China, people gradually called it "pumpkin", where "nan" refers to "south" because pumpkin grows better in southern regions, and "melon" is a general name that refers to melon vegetables. As a result, the term "pumpkin" became a common name in the south to refer to this famous melon vegetable.

Precautions for buying pumpkin

1. Appearance: You should choose pumpkins with complete appearance, smooth skin, no obvious scratches or damages, and avoid choosing pumpkins with damaged or soft rot on the surface.

2. Weight: You should choose a heavier pumpkin, because a lighter pumpkin may be a dry surface or a hollow inside, and it may not be fresh.

3. Color: You should choose pumpkins with bright and uniform colors, and avoid choosing pumpkins with uneven colors or different shades.

4. Sound: You should gently tap the pumpkin, listen to its dusty sound, choose a pumpkin with a crisp and loud sound, and avoid choosing a pumpkin with a dull sound.

5. Unfinished phenomenon: The "unfinished" phenomenon of the pumpkin should be checked, that is, whether the pedicle of the pumpkin is rotten, and avoid choosing a pumpkin with unfinished fruit.

Pumpkins come in orange and cyan, and are oblate or irregular gourd-shaped, and the skin usually has several longitudinal grooves depending on the variety. The seeds inside are more numerous and grayish-white in color.

The leaves of the pumpkin are oval or broadly ovate, about 12-25 cm long and 20-30 cm wide, with dense yellowish-white hairs and usually white spots, a pale color on the back, and dense fine teeth on the edges.

The pumpkin flowers are monoecious, all solitary. The calyx tube of the male flower is bell-shaped, the lobes are strip-shaped, about 1 to cm long, the upper part will be exaggerated in the shape of a leaf, the corolla is yellow in color, about 8 cm long, with 5 middle lobes, and the edges will be reversed. The female flower columella is shorter and has 3 stigmas.