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winter squash


winter squash

noun

Definition of WINTER SQUASH

: any of various hard-shelled squashes that belong to cultivars derived from several species (especially Cucurbita maxima, C. moschata, and C. pepo) and that can be stored for several months
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First Known Use of WINTER SQUASH

1775

Rhymes with WINTER SQUASH

acorn squash, black cohosh, blue cohosh, hamantasch, mackintosh, McIntosh, summer squash

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