Noun | 1. | ![]() turban squash - large squash shaped somewhat like a turban usually with a rounded central portion protruding from the blossom end Cucurbita, genus Cucurbita - type genus of the Cucurbitaceae winter squash, winter squash plant - any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall buttercup squash - plant bearing somewhat drum-shaped fruit having dark green rind with greyish markings |
2. | ![]() 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 buttercup squash - drum-shaped squash with dark green rind marked in silver or grey 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 |