summer squash


summer squash

noun

Definition of SUMMER SQUASH

: any of various squashes that are cultivars of a variety (Cucurbita pepo var. melopepo) and are used as a vegetable while immature and before hardening of the seeds and rind

First Known Use of SUMMER SQUASH

1815

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