butternut squash

Definition of Butternut Squash in English :

1. butternut squash, cucurbita maxima

plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and a smooth thin rind

2. butternut squash

buff-colored squash with a long usually straight neck and sweet orange flesh

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Butternut Squash

noun

a variety of squash with brownish-yellow rind and orange flesh

a small, bell-shaped, smooth winter squash, with yellowish flesh

n.

A variety of winter squash (Cucurbita moschata) having a long neck and round base, a smooth tan rind, and yellow or orange flesh.