winter squash

1. 1.

   any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall

   Synonymswinter squash plant

   Broadersquash

   Narroweracorn squashhubbard squashturban squashbutternut squashwinter crookneckcushaw

   Part ofCucurbita

   Partswinter squash
2. 2.

   any of various fruits of the gourd family with thick rinds and edible yellow to orange flesh that mature in the fall and can be stored for several months

   Broadersquash

   Narroweracorn squashbutternut squashhubbard squashturban squashcushawwinter crookneck squash

   Part ofwinter squash

Questions about winter squash

What does winter squash mean?

winter squash means "any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for winter squash?

Close synonyms include winter squash plant. 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 winter squash a common word?

winter 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.