butternut squash
noun
: a smooth somewhat bottle-shaped buff-colored winter squash (Cucurbita moschata) with usually orange flesh
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Like butternut squash, pumpkin is lower in calories and carbs than other starchy vegetables.
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Lindsey Desoto, Health, 26 Nov. 2025
One cup of baked butternut squash has 1,140 mcg of vitamin A and 582 mg of potassium.
—Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 24 Nov. 2025
On top of its regular dinner menu, McCormick and Schmick's will serve a classic Thanksgiving meal with a choice of mixed greens salad or butternut squash soup, turkey with cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce and vegetables, with the option to add pumpkin pie for $5.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025
Tip: To make butternut squash purée, peel, halve and seed a 2½ to 3-pound squash and cut flesh into 1½-inch chunks.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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Lindsey Desoto, Health, 26 Nov. 2025
One cup of baked butternut squash has 1,140 mcg of vitamin A and 582 mg of potassium.
—Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 24 Nov. 2025
On top of its regular dinner menu, McCormick and Schmick's will serve a classic Thanksgiving meal with a choice of mixed greens salad or butternut squash soup, turkey with cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce and vegetables, with the option to add pumpkin pie for $5.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025
Tip: To make butternut squash purée, peel, halve and seed a 2½ to 3-pound squash and cut flesh into 1½-inch chunks.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Butternut squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butternut%20squash. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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