buttercup squash

noun

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

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Nearby words

butterbread, butterbur, buttercream, buttercup, buttercup family, buttercup squash, butterfat, butterfat cheque, butterfield, butterfingers, butterfish

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