: an often very large, roundish squash with tapering ends that has a smooth to warty hard rind ranging in color from green to bluish gray to orange and is the fruit of any of several cultivars of a winter squash (Cucurbita maxima)
called also Hubbard
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Depending on the brand, it may be made from a single type of pumpkin or, more commonly, a blend of varieties (like Dickinson or Hubbard squash) that are chosen for their smooth texture and naturally sweet flavor.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
There’s an array of salads, a hot buffet with roasted prime rib, roasted turkey, Bavarian Inn’s famous chicken, traditional sides dishes plus its Blue Hubbard squash side dish and a dessert table.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
The event centered on an elaborate dinner party at which guests devoured sweet Hubbard squash, a symbol of abundance and fertility, carefully prepared for consumption.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
Much like the Hubbard squash, the banana squash should be cooked like a pumpkin.
—Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 28 Sep. 2022
Cut a hole in the bottom of a medium-size blue Hubbard squash; scoop out the pulp and seeds.
—Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 7 Sep. 2022
These are types such as butternut, all sorts of pumpkins, and Hubbard squash.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 23 Aug. 2022
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
There’s an array of salads, a hot buffet with roasted prime rib, roasted turkey, Bavarian Inn’s famous chicken, traditional sides dishes plus its Blue Hubbard squash side dish and a dessert table.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
The event centered on an elaborate dinner party at which guests devoured sweet Hubbard squash, a symbol of abundance and fertility, carefully prepared for consumption.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
Much like the Hubbard squash, the banana squash should be cooked like a pumpkin.
—Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 28 Sep. 2022
Cut a hole in the bottom of a medium-size blue Hubbard squash; scoop out the pulp and seeds.
—Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 7 Sep. 2022
These are types such as butternut, all sorts of pumpkins, and Hubbard squash.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 23 Aug. 2022
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Hubbard squash
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Hub·bard squash
ˈhəb-ərd- 
: any of various large dark green to orange winter squashes with a somewhat oval shape and warty skin
called also Hubbard
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