pumpkins

Jack-o'-lantern raw material

Pumpkins is the plural of pumpkin, the large orange squash harvested in autumn and associated with Halloween and Thanksgiving.

Jack-o'-lanterns are carved from pumpkins; pumpkin pie is a holiday staple.

We picked pumpkins at the farm.

Pumpkin also serves as a term of endearment: How was your day, pumpkin?

harvest

autumn

Post-summer cooling period

hayride · farm · cornstalk · scarecrow · gourd · squash · wheelbarrow · vine · field · crop

culinary

pie

Crust-enclosed baked dish

  • spicePlant-derived food flavoring
  • pureeSmoothly blended food
  • soupCooked liquid dish

roasted · seeds · bread · muffin · latte · butter · ravioli · curry · risotto · custard

halloween

jack-o-lantern

Carved pumpkin with candle

costume · trick-or-treat · decoration · lantern · face · scary · haunted · glowing · doorstep · seeds

varieties

butternut

Tan elongated squash

spaghetti · Cinderella · sugar · giant · heirloom · miniature · white · fairytale · lumina · turban

growth

vine

Trailing climbing plant

tendril · flower · blossom · compost · trellis · garden · germination · sprawling · yellow flower · bee

Categories
Opposites
seasonal association

pumpkinsspring flowers

Plants blooming in warm months

Easter eggs · cherry blossoms · watermelons · strawberries · tulips

cucurbit family contrast

pumpkinsmelons

Sweet vine fruits

cucumbers · watermelons · honeydew · cantaloupe · zucchini

Phrases
Family

pumpkin, pumpkin pie

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