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Cushaw

Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.

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Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.

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Word	Definition
cucurbita argyrosperma	Cucurbita argyrosperma, also called the cushaw squash and silver-seed gourd, is a species of winter squash originally from the south of Mexico.
cucurbita mixtanoun	plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped gray and green and white warty rinds

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Word	Definition
cucurbita argyrosperma	Cucurbita argyrosperma, also called the cushaw squash and silver-seed gourd, is a species of winter squash originally from the south of Mexico.
cucurbita mixtanoun	plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped gray and green and white warty rinds
squashnoun	(uncountable) A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
cashawnoun	Alternative form of cushaw. [Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.]
winter squashnoun	Any of numerous cultivars of four species of summer-growing vegetable of the genus Cucurbita, harvested when mature, once the rind has thickened and hardened.
cucurbitnoun	Any member of the family Cucurbitaceae of gourds.
acorn squashnoun	Any of several varieties of a plant, Cucurbita pepo, being a dark green winter squash having yellow to orange flesh.
cucurbitanoun	Alternative form of cucurbit (plant). [Any member of the family Cucurbitaceae of gourds.]
pumpkinnoun	The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.
butternut squashnoun	A vase-shaped orange-fleshed hard winter squash, a cultivar of Cucurbita moschata.
chilacayotenoun	Any of species Cucurbita ficifolia of squashes native to and domesticated in the New World, cultivated worldwide in warm climates.
kabochanoun	A variety of Japanese winter squash, from species Cucurbita maxima.
spaghetti squashnoun	An oblong seed-bearing variety of winter squash, in the species Cucurbita pepo.
turban squashnoun	An heirloom squash, a cultivar of Cucurbita maxima, used as a vegetable and as an ornamental gourd.
cocozellenoun	A variety of squash with dark green skin mottled by lighter green or yellow.
hubbard squashnoun	A cultivar of Cucurbita maxima, usually having a teardrop shape, and often used as a replacement for pumpkins in cooking.
summer squashnoun	Any of various squashes, mostly varieties of Curcubita pepo, that are harvested when immature, while the rind is still tender and edible.
red kuri squashnoun	A thin skinned orange colored winter squash, cultivar of species Cucurbita maxima.
cush-cushnoun	A tropical American yam with small yellow-skinned edible tubers: Dioscorea trifida
gourdnoun	Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).