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noun
A cultivar of Cucurbita maxima, usually having a teardrop shape, and often used as a replacement for pumpkins in cooking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
large football-shaped winter squash with a warty grey-green rind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: winter squash
noun
any of several winter squash plants producing large greyish-green football-shaped fruit with a rough warty rind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Cucurbita maxima
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Broader terms: winter squash, winter squash plant
History
Various theories; see Cucurbita maxima on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .
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