butternut squash
Americannoun
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a yellowish winter squash having sweet, orange-colored flesh.
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the plant bearing this fruit.
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From classic corn, cheddar, and bacon, to autumnal butternut squash with sage, to a “farmers market” mix of roasted vegetables, goat cheese, and onion jam, each muffin can be its own little experiment.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
“I remember going to one party with a lot of CEOs and big, big, big business guys and, the hostess was serving a butternut squash soup,” Stewart recounted.
From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025
Mr Banks said he did not yet know if the large number of steak and ale, turkey and cranberry, and butternut squash pies were still stored in the back.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2024
"We've hidden in there courgettes, butternut squash, onions and we've roasted it as well so they can have some on the side as well."
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024
Facing the sharp edge without ever touching it, she took whole vegetables between her hands and hacked them apart: cauliflower, cabbage, butternut squash.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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