summer squash

Questions about summer squash

What does summer squash mean?

summer squash means "any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for summer squash?

Close synonyms include summer squash vine, Cucurbita pepo melopepo. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is summer squash a common word?

summer squash is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.