Gramma

Full definition of gramma

(plural grammas)

(Australia) A variety of pumpkin, a cultivar of .Traditionally Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata have been placed into two groups - pumpkins and grammas respectively.

1941, H. Barnes, Robert Veitch, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock, John Howard Simmonds, The Queensland Agricultural and Pastoral Handbook, Volume 1, %22grammas%22+pumpkin+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22gramma%22|%22grammas%22+pumpkin+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CHJoT5TZDYGRiQf-h7WWCg&redir_esc=y page 238,Pumpkins and grammas are harvested when mature, usually when the vines have died or been frosted.
1952, Desmond Andrew Herbert, Gardening in Warm Climates, %22grammas%22+pumpkin+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22gramma%22|%22grammas%22+pumpkin+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0HloT9qdFOOviQer_6inCg&redir_esc=y page 151,The papaw pumpkin belongs to a different species (C. moschata) and is classed as a gramma.
1983, Margaret Fulton, Encyclopedia of Food and Cookery: The Complete Kitchen Companion from A to Z, Revised 2005, Republished 2009, %22grammas%22+pumpkin+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7HZoT8aTIeOXiQerpaCpCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22gramma%22|%22grammas%22%20pumpkin%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 493,Gramma, or bugle, pumpkin is the variety traditionally used for pumpkin pie, but if it is not available, use butternut instead.