Question: what is the difference between winter squash and pumpkin?
Answer: So, to make it clearer, both squash and pumpkin belong to the same family (the cucurbitaceae). A pumpkin is a type of squash. Squash is considered a fruit and it grows on a vine. ... Pumpkin can be grown in many parts of the word whereas growing other varieties of squash is more restricted by specific weather conditions.