BUTTERCUP SQUASH
Dictionary entry overview: What does buttercup squash mean?
• BUTTERCUP SQUASH (noun)
The noun BUTTERCUP SQUASH has 2 senses:
1. plant bearing somewhat drum-shaped fruit having dark green rind with greyish markings
2. drum-shaped squash with dark green rind marked in silver or grey
Familiarity information: BUTTERCUP SQUASH used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BUTTERCUP SQUASH (noun)
Meaning:
Plant bearing somewhat drum-shaped fruit having dark green rind with greyish markings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("buttercup squash" is a kind of...):
Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis; turban squash (squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding from the end opposite the stem)
Holonyms ("buttercup squash" is a member of...):
Cucurbita; genus Cucurbita (type genus of the Cucurbitaceae)
Meaning:
Drum-shaped squash with dark green rind marked in silver or grey
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("buttercup squash" is a kind of...):
turban squash (large squash shaped somewhat like a turban usually with a rounded central portion protruding from the blossom end)
