acorn squash

noun

Any of several varieties of a plant, Cucurbita pepo, being a dark green winter squash having yellow to orange flesh.

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Meanings

nounacorn squash (plural acorn squashes)

plural acorn squashes

  1. Any of several varieties of a plant, Cucurbita pepo, being a dark green winter squash having yellow to orange flesh.

    Synonyms: Des Moines squash, pepper squash

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several varieties of a plant, Cucurbita pepo, being a dark green winter squash having yellow to orange flesh.

Similar
Des Moines squashpepper squash
Also see
des moines squashpepper squash

Translations

Irish puimcín eitreach
  • puimcín eitreachCucurbita pepo
Spanish calabaza bellota
  • calabaza bellotaCucurbita pepo
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APA

acorn squash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acorn%20squash

MLA

“acorn squash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acorn%20squash. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acorn squash,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acorn%20squash.

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