WINTER CROOKNECK SQUASH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does winter crookneck squash mean? 

• WINTER CROOKNECK SQUASH (noun)
  The noun WINTER CROOKNECK SQUASH has 2 senses:

1. any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks

2. a squash with a hard rind and an elongated curved neck

  Familiarity information: WINTER CROOKNECK SQUASH used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WINTER CROOKNECK SQUASH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cucurbita moschata; winter crookneck; winter crookneck squash

Hypernyms ("winter crookneck squash" is a kind of...):

winter squash; winter squash plant (any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall)

Meronyms (parts of "winter crookneck squash"):

winter crookneck squash (a squash with a hard rind and an elongated curved neck)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A squash with a hard rind and an elongated curved neck

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("winter crookneck squash" is a kind of...):

winter squash (any of various fruits of the gourd family with thick rinds and edible yellow to orange flesh that mature in the fall and can be stored for several months)

Holonyms ("winter crookneck squash" is a part of...):

Cucurbita moschata; winter crookneck; winter crookneck squash (any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks)