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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

acorn calabash squash marrow pumpkin luffa spaghetti squash cucurbita butternut squash bottle gourd gourdy hubbard squash autumn fruit zucchini bitter melon

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Hypernyms

winter squash plant winter squash

Examples

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. Source: Internet

I bought pumpkins, green beans, and an acorn squash from Locust Grove Produce Stand on Atlantic-Lake Road last Saturday. Source: Internet

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). Source: Internet

Other squashes include acorn squash as well as butternut, which can be found in abundance. Source: Internet

I subbed small potatoes for the acorn squash. Source: Internet

I was so thrilled at the idea of boiling the seeds in salt water that I tried it with some acorn squash seeds. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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