winter squash

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Etymology

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

Noun

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winter squash (plural winter squashes)

  1. Any of numerous cultivars of four species of summer-growing vegetable of the genus Cucurbita
    1. Cucurbita maxima
    2. Cucurbita argyrosperma
    3. Cucurbita moschata
    4. Cucurbita pepo

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