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acorn squash
noun
: an acorn-shaped dark green winter squash (Cucurbita pepo var. turbinata) with a ridged surface and mildly sweet yellow to orange flesh
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To increase your mineral intake, experts suggest incorporating additional magnesium-rich options, such as avocados, bananas, spinach, kale, edamame, jackfruit, acorn squash, and artichokes.
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Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 9 May 2025
Winter Squash Winter squash includes pumpkins, butternut squash, acorn squash, and many other vining squash varieties.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 May 2025
Fin Point Oyster Bar & Grille (which is always crowded) offers super selections including roasted-mushroom flatbread, roasted-beet salad with pomegranate seeds, and the roasted salmon featuring baked acorn squash with black barley.
—Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Another plus is that the outer skin of acorn squash is edible when properly cooked, so there's no need to peel it before cooking.
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—Jillian Kubala, Health, 25 Mar. 2025
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Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 9 May 2025
Winter Squash Winter squash includes pumpkins, butternut squash, acorn squash, and many other vining squash varieties.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 May 2025
Fin Point Oyster Bar & Grille (which is always crowded) offers super selections including roasted-mushroom flatbread, roasted-beet salad with pomegranate seeds, and the roasted salmon featuring baked acorn squash with black barley.
—Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Another plus is that the outer skin of acorn squash is edible when properly cooked, so there's no need to peel it before cooking.
5.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Acorn squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acorn%20squash. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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