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acorn squash
n.
A type of winter squash (Cucurbita pepo) shaped somewhat like an acorn and having longitudinal ridges, a variously colored rind, and yellow to orange flesh.
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a′corn squash`
n.
a variety of winter squash having dark green to orange-yellow ridged skin and deep yellow flesh.
[1935–40]
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Noun | 1. | acorn squash - squash plant bearing small acorn-shaped fruits having yellow flesh and dark green or yellow rind with longitudinal ridges acorn squash - small dark green or yellow ribbed squash with yellow to orange flesh winter squash, winter squash plant - any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall |
2. | acorn squash - small dark green or yellow ribbed squash with yellow to orange flesh winter squash - 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 acorn squash - squash plant bearing small acorn-shaped fruits having yellow flesh and dark green or yellow rind with longitudinal ridges |
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