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winter squash definition

☆ winter squash

any of several squashes (esp. Cucurbita maxima), usually with a thick, hard rind

Etymology: so called because it keeps well

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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