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Pumpkin Large orange pumpkins growing on the ground among green vines and leaves in a pumpkin patch under a clear blue sky. A slice of pumpkin pie topped with a swirl of whipped cream and sprinkled with cinnamon, being served from a pie dish.
Why Do People Carve Pumpkins for Halloween?
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Chef tossing vegetables in a frying pan over a burner (skillet, food).
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Red and yellow cherry tomatoes, some forming a question mark, against a light blue background. (organic, fruits, vegetables)
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Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap
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A scary old jack-o-lantern on black. Halloween pumpkin, trick or treat. Halloween holiday
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Holiday, Christmas, Thanksgiving, turkey with stuffing and dressing. (holidays, Thanksgiving Day)
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Why Do People Carve Pumpkins for Halloween?
Learn how the pumpkin became a symbol of Halloween.
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The gourd family: Melons, squashes, and cucumbers
Learn about melons and gourds of the family Cucurbitaceae and their uses.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Pumpkin
Large orange pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) ready for harvest.
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Pumpkin patch
Ripening pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo) on the vine.
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Pumpkin pie
A slice of pumpkin pie with whipped cream.
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Roasted pumpkin seeds
The seeds, as well as the pulp and rind of pumpkins, are rich in vitamins, minerals,...
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pumpkin
Pumpkins (Cucurbita).
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pumpkin patch
Pumpkin patch in Napa Valley, California.
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Halloween: jack-o'-lantern
A pumpkin carved for Halloween.
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