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buttercup squash

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noun

  1. a small, usually dark-green squash that is a variety of Cucurbita maxima, having sweet orange flesh.

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Buttercup squash and so-called “Sweet Mama” squash are almost identical to kabocha; they will do.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2021

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