NOUN | plant | Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis, turban squash | squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding from the end opposite the stem |
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Meaning | squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding from the end opposite the stem. | |
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Synonym | turban squash | |
Member of | Cucurbita, genus Cucurbita | type genus of the Cucurbitaceae |
Parts | turban squash | large squash shaped somewhat like a turban usually with a rounded central portion protruding from the blossom end |
Narrower | buttercup squash | plant bearing somewhat drum-shaped fruit having dark green rind with greyish markings |
Broader | winter squash, winter squash plant | Any of various plants of the species Cucurbita ... / Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall |
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