Definition of Acorn squash

1. Noun. Squash plant bearing small acorn-shaped fruits having yellow flesh and dark green or yellow rind with longitudinal ridges.


2. Noun. Small dark green or yellow ribbed squash with yellow to orange flesh.
Generic synonyms: Winter Squash

Definition of Acorn squash

1. Noun. Any of several varieties of a plant, ''Cucurbita pepo'', being a dark green winter squash having yellow to orange fresh ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acorn Squash

acontextuality
acontextually
acontia
acop
acopia
acopic
acormus
acorn
acorn-shell
acorn-shells
acorn-tipped catheter
acorn barnacle
acorn cup
acorn nut
acorn squash
acorn squashes
acorn tube
acorn woodpecker
acorn woodpeckers
acorned
acornlike
acorns
acosmism
acosmisms
acosmist
acosmists
acotyledon
acotyledonous
acotyledons

Literary usage of Acorn squash

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Terrible Tooths by Susan D. Clark (1991)
"For 6 to 8 months 1 acorn squash 1 ripe banana ‘h cup breast milk or formula ½-i tsp lemon juice Cut acorn squash in half, remove seeds, brush with butter ..."

2. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1852)
"... from its native country ; the other, the very singular and f very valuable acorn squash, which diners most remarkably from all other known species. ..."

3. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1843)
"acorn squash, from P. Conant, Charlestown. f On Friday, the 15th, the Committee of Arrangements, to the number of about thirty, dined together at the ..."

4. 57 Ways to Protect Your Home Environment (& Yourself) by Rick Weinzierl (1999)
"Butternut squash is more resistant to the squash vine borer than are either acorn squash or Blue Hubbard squash. And among summer squash, zucchini is the ..."

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