A jack-o'-lantern is typically a carved pumpkin. It is associated chiefly with the holiday of Halloween and was named after the phenomenon of strange light flickering over peat bogs, called ignis fatuus or jack-o'-lantern. In a jack-o'-lantern, typically the top is cut off, and the inside flesh then scooped out; an image, usually a monstrous face, is carved onto the outside surface, and the lid replaced. It is typically seen during Halloween.

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• 1 Pumpkin craft
• 2 Tradition
• 3 Folklore
• 4 World records
• 5 See also
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Noun

pumpkin (plural pumpkins)

1. A domesticated plant, Cucurbita pepo similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon.
2. The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.
   • The Land of Oz, L. Frank Baum, [1]:

     There were pumpkins in Mombi’s corn-fields, lying golden red among the rows of green stalks; and these had been planted and carefully tended that the four-horned cow might eat of them in the winter time.

3. The color of the fruit of the pumpkin plant

   pumpkin colour:

4. (US) A term of endearment for someone small and cute.
   • John Prine, Daddy’s Little Pumpkin: You must be daddy’s little pumpkin

• calabash
• calabaza
• gourd
• marrow
• squash

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• Halloween Pumpkin Decorating
  bhg.com
  Several ideas for dressing up pumpkins for the holiday, including making a Cinderella carriage, and a black cat made from 2 pumpkins.
• Revenge of the Zombie Pumpkins
  zombiepumpkins.com
  Features jack-o-lantern stencils, tips, contests and a carving gallery.
• Extreme Pumpkins
  extremepumpkins.com
  Pumpkin carving techniques that focus on extreme designs and the use of power tools. Includes photo gallery and patterns.