butternut squash
noun
: a smooth somewhat bottle-shaped buff-colored winter squash (Cucurbita moschata) with usually orange flesh
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Winter Squash Winter squash includes pumpkins, butternut squash, acorn squash, and many other vining squash varieties.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 May 2025
Some bakers these days even replace the carrots with parsnips, butternut squash, rutabaga or sweet potatoes.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The organic butternut squash in my recipe was subbed for nonorganic, and lemon confit was swapped in for lemongrass paste.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Try adding a few teaspoons of turmeric to savory soups like chicken, butternut squash, and lentil soup.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 24 Mar. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 May 2025
Some bakers these days even replace the carrots with parsnips, butternut squash, rutabaga or sweet potatoes.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The organic butternut squash in my recipe was subbed for nonorganic, and lemon confit was swapped in for lemongrass paste.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Try adding a few teaspoons of turmeric to savory soups like chicken, butternut squash, and lentil soup.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for butternut squash
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“Butternut squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butternut%20squash. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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