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/wˈɪntər skwɑʃ/ Listen

Winter squash

noun

Any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall. Synonym: winter squash plant.

Any of various fruits of the gourd family with thick rinds and edible yellow to orange flesh that mature in the fall and can be stored for several months.

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Words linked to "Winter squash" : winter crookneck squash, hubbard squash, cushaw, Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis, Cucurbita argyrosperma, Cucurbita mixta, squash, turban squash, Cucurbita moschata, squash vine, butternut squash, winter crookneck, genus Cucurbita, acorn squash, Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita