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	A '''pumpkin''' is a ] ], usually orange in colour when ripe. Pumpkins grow as a ] from a trailing vine of the genus '']'' ]. Cultivated in ], continental ], ] and some other countries, as well as in English ]s, '']'' varieties include ''Curcurbita pepo'', ''Cucurbita maxima'', ''Cucurbita mixta'', or ''Cucurbita moschata'' — all plants native to the ]. The pumpkin varies greatly in form, being sometimes nearly globular, but more generally ] or ] in shape. The rind is smooth and variable in colour. The larger kinds acquire a weight of 40 to 80 ] (18 to 36 ]) but smaller varieties are in vogue for garden culture. Pumpkins are a popular ], with their insides commonly eaten ] and served in dishes such as ]; the ] can be roasted as a ]. Pumpkins are traditionally used to carve ]s for use as part of ] celebrations.

	] it is a ], referring to a certain plant part which grows from a flower. However it is widely regarded as a ] in culinary terms, referring to how it is eaten.

	] is called "butternut pumpkin" in Australia, and "neck pumpkin" in parts of ] where it is commonly regarded as a pumpkin and used in similar ways to other pumpkins.

	==Cultivation==
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	Pumpkins have historically been ] by the native ] ''Peponapis pruinosa'', but this bee has ], probably due to ] sensitivity, and most commercial plantings are pollinated by ]s today. One hive per acre (4,000 m² per hive) is recommended by the US Department of Agriculture. Gardeners with a shortage of bees, however, often have to ].
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	Inadequately pollinated pumpkins usually start growing but abort before full development. Often there is an opportunistic ] that the gardener blames for the abortion, but the solution to this problem of abortion tends to be better pollination rather than fungicide.

	Pumpkins are grown today in the US more for decoration than for food, and popular contests continually lead growers to vie for the world record for the largest pumpkin ever grown. Growers have many techniques, often secretive, including hand pollination, removal from the vines of all but one pumpkin, and injection of fertilizer or even milk directly into the vines with a hypodermic needle.

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	Pumpkins have male and female flowers, the latter distinguished by the small ovary at the base of the petals. The flowers are short-lived and may open for as little as one day.

	==Chucking==
	] is a competitive activity in which teams build various mechanical devices designed to throw a pumpkin as far as possible. ]s, ]s, ]s and ]s are the most common mechanisms. Some pumpkin chuckers grow special varieties of pumpkin, which are bred and grown under special conditions intended to improve the pumpkin's chances of surviving being thrown.

	==Pumpkin seeds==
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	The hulless or semi-hulless seeds of pumpkins can be roasted and eaten as a snack, similar to the ] seed. The seeds are often prepared by separation from orange pumpkin flesh, mixture with a generally salty sauce (], for example), even distribution on a baking sheet, and oven-heating at a relatively low temperature for a long period of time. They are a good source of ]s, ], and ]. In ], the seeds are often greenish in color and known as '']''.
	One of the typical pumpkin products of ] is ].

	==Cooking==
	When ripe, the pumpkin can be boiled, baked, and roasted, or made into various kinds of ], alone or mixed with other fruit; while small and green it may be eaten in the same way as the vegetable ]. It can also be eaten ] at autumn holidays or incorporated into ].
	When you pour milk in a pumpkin and bake it, it makes pudding.

	==Pumpkin trivia==
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	* The pumpkin is related to the ] (courgette).
	* Pumpkin growers often compete to see whose pumpkins are the most massive. Festivals dedicated to the pumpkin and these competitions are relatively widespread and some form tourist attractions in their own right, for example in ].
	* The largest pumpkin ever grown weighed 1,469 lb (666 kg). Raised by Larry Checkon from ] in 2005, it is technically a "]," ''Cucurbita maxima'', and was of the public variety "]," which is ''the'' "giant" variety - culminated from the simple hubbard squash by enthusiast farmers through intermittent effort since the mid 1800's. However, this record is being challenged by Ron Wallace of ], who raised an alleged 1,502 pound pumpkin in 2006.
	* Pumpkins are orange because they contain massive amounts of ], alpha- and beta-]. These nutrients turn to ] in the body.
	* Using pumpkins as lanterns at ] is based on an ancient Celtic custom brought to America by Irish immigrants. All Hallows Eve on ] marked the end of the old Celtic calendar year, and on that night hollowed-out ]s, ]s and ]s with a candle inside were placed on windowsills and porches to welcome home spirits of deceased ancestors and ward off evil spirits and a restless soul called "Stingy Jack," hence the name "Jack-o'-lantern".
	* The city of ] currently holds the world record for most lit pumpkins in one area: 30,128, set on October 21, 2006, beating out the previous record of 28,952 set in ] in 2003.
	* ] produces more pumpkins than any other state in the ]; ] is a distant second.
	* Pumpkins were among the first foods from the "New World" adopted in ], probably due to a European cousin: ]
	* "Pumpkin" is sometimes used as an affectionate term, often referring to one's significant other. For example: "I love you, Pumpkin."
	* The pumpkin is the ] of ].

	==See also==
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	==References==
	* , Illinois Department of Agriculture.
	* , bigpumpkins.com.
	* , list of world records.

	==External links==
	* - backyardgardener.com, site focused on North-Eastern U.S.
	* describes several varieties available in Australia.
	* - American pumpkin varieties, arranged by species.
	* - Oregon State University. Arranged by species.
	* - Recipe suggestions for pumpkins.

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