squash

⁴squash

noun

plural squash·es or squash

Definition of SQUASH

: any of various fruits of plants (genus Cucurbita) of the gourd family widely cultivated as vegetables; also : a plant and especially a vine that bears squashes — compare summer squash, winter squash

Origin of SQUASH

by shortening & alteration from earlier isquoutersquash, from Narragansett askútasquash

First Known Use: 1634

Other Seed Plant Terms

aubergine, box, bramble, briar, composite, perpetual, pulse, trefoil