biting pumpkin 1. vicious, orange, roundish, shortlegged, fruit of a cucurbitaceous vine (cucurbita pepo), gender uncertain, in early growth stages considered harmless, at maturity towards the end of October, said to reach extreme levels of agitation, attacking all within reach, rumored to have bitten the head from the headless horseman on a cold dark night, extreme caution is urged, it sproings at you without warning, antidote for lesser bites would be massive doses of pumpkin pie with whipped cream. Beware, Savant |