butternut squash
noun
: a smooth somewhat bottle-shaped buff-colored winter squash (Cucurbita moschata) with usually orange flesh
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This works well if your soup is made with starchy ingredients like potatoes or butternut squash.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
The burgers are made with a blend of real vegetables like sweet potato, butternut squash, carrots, and onions, and come in both a vegan original and a Cheddar Burger version with real cheese.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Like butternut squash, pumpkin is lower in calories and carbs than other starchy vegetables.
—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
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
The burgers are made with a blend of real vegetables like sweet potato, butternut squash, carrots, and onions, and come in both a vegan original and a Cheddar Burger version with real cheese.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Like butternut squash, pumpkin is lower in calories and carbs than other starchy vegetables.
—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
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“Butternut squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butternut%20squash. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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