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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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"Winter squash" Quotes from Famous Books

... all meats. With fowls they are nicest mashed. Sweet potatoes are most appropriate with roast meats, as also are onions, winter squash, cucumbers and asparagus. ...

— The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) - The Whole Comprising A Comprehensive Cyclopedia Of Information For - The Home • Mrs. F.L. Gillette

... turnips Ragout of turnips Ragout of French beans, snaps, string beans Mazagan beans Lima, or sugar beans Turnip rooted cabbage Egg plant Potato pumpkin Sweet potato Sweet potatos stewed Sweet potatos broiled Spinach Sorrel Cabbage pudding Squash or cimlin Winter squash Field peas Cabbage with onions Salsify Stewed salsify Stewed mushrooms Broiled mushrooms To boil rice Rice ...

— The Virginia Housewife • Mary Randolph

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