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butternut squash

n.

A type of winter squash (Cucurbita moschata) having a bell-like shape, a smooth tan rind, and edible yellow or orange flesh.

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Noun	1.	butternut squash - plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and a smooth thin rind Cucurbita maxima butternut squash - buff-colored squash with a long usually straight neck and sweet orange flesh 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
	2.	butternut squash - buff-colored squash with a long usually straight neck and sweet orange flesh 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 butternut squash, Cucurbita maxima - plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and a smooth thin rind