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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The meat is flanked by gorgeous sides of nutty maitake mushrooms, roasted carrots and buttery acorn squash. Annemarie Dooling, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 June 2025 Top a vegetable pasta or roasted acorn squash with sunflower seeds. Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 11 June 2025 Foods like sweet potatoes, avocados, leafy greens, acorn squash, and salmon offer more potassium than a banana. Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 20 May 2025 Acorn Squash Potassium: 896 mg Serving size: 1 cup cooked As a fall-time favorite, acorn squash is a starchy vegetable that sometimes gets a bad rap for containing carbohydrates. Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 20 May 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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