acorn squash
Noun
Meaning
small dark green or yellow ribbed squash with yellow to orange flesh
squash plant bearing small acorn-shaped fruits having yellow flesh and dark green or yellow rind with longitudinal ridges
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And a few orders of vegetbales—a beet salad here, an acorn squash salad there—that has more or less fed this writer for months on end.
I bought pumpkins, green beans, and an acorn squash from Locust Grove Produce Stand on Atlantic-Lake Road last Saturday.
Other types of squash that are great for roasting are onion squash (which has a dense orange skin) and acorn squash (which has an orangey-grey skin and is a bit more squashed than round).
Other squashes include acorn squash as well as butternut, which can be found in abundance.
I subbed small potatoes for the acorn squash.
I was so thrilled at the idea of boiling the seeds in salt water that I tried it with some acorn squash seeds.