summer squash

summer squash

n. Any of several varieties of squash (Cucurbita pepo), such as the crookneck or zucchini, that are eaten before they ripen and develop a hard rind.

sum′mer squash′

n. any of several squashes of the variety Cucurbita pepo melopepo that mature in the late summer or early autumn: used as a vegetable in its unripe state. [1745–55]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	summer squash - any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds hardenCucurbita pepo melopepo, summer squash vinesummer squash - any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind hardenCucurbita, genus Cucurbita - type genus of the Cucurbitaceaesquash, squash vine - any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruitsyellow squash - any of various squash plants grown for their yellow fruits with somewhat elongated necksmarrow squash, vegetable marrow, marrow - any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish fleshcymling, pattypan squash - squash plant having flattened round fruit with a scalloped edge; usually greenish whitespaghetti squash - squash plant bearing oval fruit with smooth yellowish skin and tender stranded flesh resembling spaghetti
	2.	summer squash - any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind hardensquash - edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetableyellow squash - squash having yellow skin and yellowish flesh and usually elongated neckcourgette, zucchini - small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark greenvegetable marrow, marrow - large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skinscocozelle - squash resembling zucchinipattypan squash - round greenish-white squash having one face flattened with a scalloped edgespaghetti squash - medium-sized oval squash with flesh in the form of strings that resemble spaghettiCucurbita pepo melopepo, summer squash, summer squash vine - any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden