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winter squash en · NOUN

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Etymology

So called because they are typically harvested in autumn/fall to be stored during winter.

Meanings

1. Any of numerous cultivars of four species of summer-growing vegetable of the genus Cucurbita, harvested when mature, once the rind has thickened and hardened. ▸ Cucurbita maxima
2. Any of numerous cultivars of four species of summer-growing vegetable of the genus Cucurbita, harvested when mature, once the rind has thickened and hardened. ▸ Cucurbita argyrosperma
3. Any of numerous cultivars of four species of summer-growing vegetable of the genus Cucurbita, harvested when mature, once the rind has thickened and hardened. ▸ Cucurbita moschata
4. Any of numerous cultivars of four species of summer-growing vegetable of the genus Cucurbita, harvested when mature, once the rind has thickened and hardened. ▸ Cucurbita pepo

Forms

Hyponyms

orange Hokkaido squash (Cucurbita maxima) · buttercup squash (Cucurbita maxima) · Lakota squash (Cucurbita maxima) · acorn squash (Cucurbita pepo) · ambercup squash (Cucurbita maxima) · butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata) · fairytale pumpkin squash (Cucurbita moschata) · Hubbard squash (Cucurbita maxima) · Queensland blue pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) · pink banana squash (Cucurbita maxima) · sweet dumpling squash (Cucurbita pepo) · Long Island cheese squash (Cucurbita moschata) · gem squash (Cucurbita pepo) · kabocha squash (Cucurbita maxima) · uchiki kuri squash (Cucurbita maxima) · autumn cup squash (Cucurbita pepo) · gold nugget squash (Cucurbita pepo) · heart of gold squash (Cucurbita pepo) · carnival squash (Cucurbita pepo) · baby red Hubbard squash (Cucurbita maxima) · dumpling squash (Cucurbita pepo) · delicata squash (Cucurbita pepo) · peanut squash (Cucurbita pepo) · Georgia candy roaster (Cucurbita maxima) · Hokkaido squash (Cucurbita maxima) · cushaw squash (Cucurbita argyrosperma) · kabocha (Cucurbita maxima) · sugar loaf squash (Cucurbita pepo) · banana squash (Cucurbita maxima) · Kent pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) · Jap pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) · Atlantic giant (Cucurbita maxima) · Mooregold squash (Cucurbita maxima) · golden nugget squash (Cucurbita pepo) · Japanese squash (Cucurbita maxima) · arikara squash (Cucurbita maxima) · spaghetti squash (Cucurbita pepo) · cushaw (Cucurbita argyrosperma) · winter crookneck squash (Cucurbita argyrosperma) · turban squash (Cucurbita maxima) · Japanese pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) · Jarrahdale pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) · red kuri squash (Cucurbita maxima)

Translations (6)

es calabaza de invierno (squash harvested when mature) · pl dynia zimowa (squash harvested when mature) · de Winterkürbis (squash harvested when mature) · ota حلواجی قباغی (squash harvested when mature) · tr helvacı kabağı (squash harvested when mature) · es calabacín de invierno (squash harvested when mature)