squash
/skwɔʃ/ noun C2- Cucurbita maxima, including hubbard squash, great winter squash, buttercup squash, and some varieties of pumpkins.
- Cucurbita argyrosperma (syn. Cucurbita mixta), cushaw squash.
- Cucurbita moschata, butternut squash, Barbary squash, China squash.
- Cucurbita pepo, most pumpkins, acorn squash, summer squash, zucchini.
- Any other similar-looking plant of other genera.
- Lagenaria siceraria (syn. Cucurbita verrucosa), calabash, long-neck squash.
- The edible or decorative fruit of these plants, or this fruit prepared as a dish. · We ate squash and green beans.
Plural squash
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