Life Cycle of a Pumpkin

fruit

n. a usually sweet food that grows on a tree or bush

vine

n. a plant that has very long stems and that grows along the ground or up and around something

soil

n. the top layer of earth in which plants grow

root

n. the part of a plant that grows underground, gets water from the ground, and holds the plant in place

harvest

n. the season when crops are gathered from the fields or the activity of gathering crops

smooth

adj. having a flat, even surface : not rough

bumpy

adj. having or covered with bumps

pumpkin

n. a large, round, orange vegetable used as food and sometimes as a decoration

seed

n. a small object produced by a plant from which a new plant can grow

moist

adj. slightly or barely wet

sunlight

n. the light of the sun

jagged

adj. having a sharp, uneven edge or surface

prickly

adj. having many sharp points

becomes

v. to begin to be

tendrils

n. the thin stem of a climbing plant that attaches to walls

fuzzy

adj. covered with short, soft hairs, fur, etc. : covered with fuzz

powder

n. a dry substance made up of very tiny pieces of something

male

adj. characteristic of boys or men

female

adj. characteristic of girls or women

festival

n. a special time or event when people gather to celebrate something

roasted

v. to cook (food such as chicken, potatoes, or beef) with dry heat in an oven or over a fire

unpicked

adj. not chosen

mixed

v. combined