turban squash

Questions about turban squash

What does turban squash mean?

turban squash means "squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding from the end opposite the stem". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for turban squash?

Close synonyms include Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis. 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 turban squash a common word?

turban 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.