Crookneck

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of several edible varieties of summer squash having a narrow crooked or curved neck and a yellow rind and flesh.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of several yellow varieties of squash having a curved neck
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Either of two varieties of squash, distinguished by their tapering, recurved necks. The summer crookneck is botanically a variety of the pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) and matures early in the season. It is pale yellow in color, with warty excrescences. The winter crookneck belongs to a distinct species (Cucurbita moschata) and is smooth and often striped.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having a crooked neck: applied to several varieties of squash having a long recurved neck.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. yellow squash with a thin curved neck and somewhat warty skin
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    yellow squash   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    crookneck squash   
     
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