NOUN | plant | turban squash, Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis | 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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food | turban squash | large squash shaped somewhat like a turban usually with a rounded central portion protruding from the blossom end |
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 | Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis | |
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 |
Meaning | large squash shaped somewhat like a turban usually with a rounded central portion protruding from the blossom end. | |
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Part of | turban squash, Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis | squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding from the end opposite the stem |
Narrower | buttercup squash | drum-shaped squash with dark green rind marked in silver or grey |
Broader | 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 |
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