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Definition of Squash vine
1. Noun. Any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits.
Terms within: Squash
Group relationships: Cucurbita, Genus Cucurbita
Specialized synonyms: Autumn Pumpkin, Cucurbita Pepo, Pumpkin, Pumpkin Vine, Cucurbita Pepo Melopepo, Summer Squash, Summer Squash Vine, Winter Squash, Winter Squash Plant
Generic synonyms: Vine
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Squash Vine
Literary usage of Squash vine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"The Squash-vine Borer * In many localities the most serious pest of squash is
the Squash-vine Borer, and although other ..."
2. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"The Squash-vine Borer * In many localities the most serious pest of squash is
the Squash-vine Borer, and although other ..."
3. Insects Injurious to Vegetables by Frank Hurlbut Chittenden (1907)
"A most troublesome enemy of squash, pumpkin and other cucurbits is the squash-vine
borer. In many localities it surpasses all other squash insects in point ..."
4. Truck-farming at the South: A Guide to the Raising of Vegetables for by A. Oemler (1910)
"Second—The Squash-bug (Anasa tristis). Third—The squash vine-borer ... The squash
vine-borer lives, and inflicts its injury within the stem of the plant. ..."
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