summer squash

noun

: any of various squashes that are cultivars of a variety (Cucurbita pepo var. melopepo) and are used as a vegetable while immature and before hardening of the seeds and rind

Examples of summer squash in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The result is fabulously decadent and the perfect recipe for using up oodles and oodles of summer squash. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026

For this same reason, summer squash plants that experienced early generations of squash bugs or vine borers might be best removed at this point, instead of utilizing their space for quick-growing fall root crops or leafy greens. — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026

The required ingredients included plums, farro, a can of chickpeas, summer squash and a baguette. — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 30 July 2026

Tomatoes, zucchini, carrots, and summer squash top this delicious pizza. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 18 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for summer squash

• macintosh
• mackintosh
• mcintosh
• natchitoches
• backwash
• downwash
• mouthwash
• outwash
• panache
• whitewash
• bosh
• frosh

Kids Definition

summer squash

noun

: any of various garden squashes closely related to the pumpkins and used as a vegetable while immature and before hardening of the seeds and rind