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,
- butterfat,
- butterfat cheque,
- butterfield,
- butterfingers,
- butterfish
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