crookneck
[ krook-nek ]
noun
any of several varieties of squash having a long, recurved neck.
any plant bearing such fruit.
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How to use crookneck in a sentence
Their density is similar to pattypan and they have a shape that isn’t usually as curved as crookneck, making it easier to slice and dice.
How to use summer squash: a guide to this bountiful, versatile vegetable | Aaron Hutcherson | July 2, 2021 | Washington PostI resolved that my Canada crookneck seeds should be such as had grown in Canada.
Excursions and Poems | Henry David ThoreauThe Bush Summer crookneck is generally esteemed the finest of the summer varieties.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America | Fearing BurrLike the Summer crookneck, the scolloped squashes are used while young or in a green state.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America | Fearing BurrThe color, like that of the Canada crookneck, frequently changes after being harvested.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America | Fearing Burr
In point of size, the Canada crookneck is the smallest of its class.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America | Fearing Burr
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