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  Pumpkins
Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.
1.   pie
  an aromatic spice made from the root of the tropical plant, ginger
  a food made with fruits or meats baked in a crust
  the fruit of a vine grown as vegetables
  a color made by mixing red with yellow
2.   autumn
  a seasonal program to celebrate a special event
  a celebration held October 31 when costumed children go trick or treating
  the season between summer and winter
  a celebration to give thanks for blessings received. It is held on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. In Canada, it is held on the second Monday in October.
3.   bake
  a hollowed out pumpkin with a carved-out face, lit as a decoration on Halloween
  to place in the ground to grow
  the process of picking ripe crops
  to cook in an oven with dry heat
4.   harvest
  the main part of a plant above the ground
  the season between summer and winter
  the process of picking ripe crops
  a baked food made with flour and milk
5.   fruit
  a plant which grows along the ground or attaches itself to walls, trees, or other bracing
  small, flat, sweet, baked cakes
  a large, round, orange fruit grown on a vine
  the seed bearing part of a plant
6.   plant
  a food made with fruits or meats baked in a crust
  to place in the ground to grow
  to cut carefully
  the life sustaining liquid in rain, lakes, rivers, oceans, and ponds.
7.   Halloween
  in the form or shape of a circle
  a celebration held October 31 when costumed children go trick or treating
  a stick of wax with a wick for burning, used to produce light
  to increase in size
8.   scarecrow
  a puppet-like figure made to resemble a human, set in a garden to scare off birds
  a plot of land used for growing plants
  a plot of land set aside for growing pumpkins
  a liquid food made with meat, fish, and/or vegetables, usually served hot
9.   ginger
  a small, round, baked cake usually served warm
  an aromatic spice made from the root of the tropical plant, ginger
  part of plant that is sown to produce a new plant
  a seed from a tropical evergreen tree ground for use in flavoring food
10.   muffin
  a food made with fruits or meats baked in a crust
  to cut carefully
  a small, round, baked cake usually served warm
  a stick of wax with a wick for burning, used to produce light
11.   cookies
  the main part of a plant above the ground
  small, flat, sweet, baked cakes
  in the form or shape of a circle
  the process of picking ripe crops
12.   grow
  a baked food made with flour and milk
  a hollowed out pumpkin with a carved-out face, lit as a decoration on Halloween
  to increase in size
  a plant which grows along the ground or attaches itself to walls, trees, or other bracing