marrow_squash (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *marrow squash*:
NOUN	plant	marrow squash, marrow, vegetable marrow	any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh

English > *marrow squash*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh.
Synonyms	marrow, vegetable marrow
Parts	marrow, vegetable marrow	large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins
Narrower	cocozelle, Italian vegetable marrow	squash plant having dark green fruit with skin mottled with light green or yellow
Narrower	zucchini, courgette	marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
Broader	summer squash, summer squash vine, Cucurbita pepo melopepo	Any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden
Spanish	calabacín, calabaza

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