summer squash

noun

Any of various squashes, mostly varieties of Curcubita pepo, that are harvested when immature, while the rind is still tender and edible.

Similar
summer squash vineCucurbita pepo melopepo
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Meanings

nounsummer squash (plural summer squashes)

plural summer squashes

  1. Any of various squashes, mostly varieties of Curcubita pepo, that are harvested when immature, while the rind is still tender and edible.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden

Similar
summer squash vineCucurbita pepo melopepo
Broader
squashsquash vine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German Sommerkürbis
  • Sommerkürbissquash harvested when immature
Polish dynia szparagowa
  • dynia szparagowasquash harvested when immature
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APA

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

Chicago

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

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