acorn squash

acorn squashCucurbita pepo

acorn squash

n. A type of winter squash (Cucurbita pepo) shaped somewhat like an acorn and having longitudinal ridges, a variously colored rind, and yellow to orange flesh.

a′corn squash`

n. a variety of winter squash having dark green to orange-yellow ridged skin and deep yellow flesh. [1935–40]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	acorn squash - squash plant bearing small acorn-shaped fruits having yellow flesh and dark green or yellow rind with longitudinal ridgesacorn squash - small dark green or yellow ribbed squash with yellow to orange fleshwinter 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.	acorn squash - small dark green or yellow ribbed squash with yellow to orange fleshwinter 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 monthsacorn squash - squash plant bearing small acorn-shaped fruits having yellow flesh and dark green or yellow rind with longitudinal ridges