English noun: winter squash |
1. | 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 |
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| Synonyms | winter squash plant |
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| Broader (hypernym) | squash, squash vine |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | acorn squash, butternut squash, Cucurbita argyrosperma, Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis, Cucurbita mixta, Cucurbita moschata, cushaw, hubbard squash, turban squash, winter crookneck, winter crookneck squash |
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| Part holonym | winter squash |
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| Member meronym | Cucurbita, genus Cucurbita |
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2. | winter squash (food) 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 |
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| Broader (hypernym) | squash |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | acorn squash, butternut squash, cushaw, hubbard squash, turban squash, winter crookneck squash |
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| Part meronym | winter squash, winter squash plant |
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