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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Some starchy vegetables include potatoes (all varieties), corn, green peas, and winter squash such as pumpkin, butternut squash, and acorn squash. 2. Brittany Poulson, Verywell Health, 21 July 2025 Each main dish was inspired by one of Starr's famed restaurants, including the Charred Bobo Chicken with acorn squash and aji verde sauce from St. Anselm, the Washington D.C. outpost of the American tavern, as well as the ricotta ravioli with a plum tomato sauce from Philadelphia's Parc. Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025 Sweet turkey Italian sausages roast with skin-on slices of acorn squash and thin wedges of red onion. Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 14 July 2025 One cup of cooked acorn squash contains 9 grams of fiber, which covers 32% of your daily fiber needs. Jillian Kubala, Health, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for acorn squash

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First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of acorn squash was in 1824

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acorn squash

noun
: an acorn-shaped winter squash with ridges on its dark green outer surface and somewhat sweet yellow to orange flesh
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