butternut squash

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noun

a yellowish winter squash having sweet, orange-colored flesh.

the plant bearing this fruit.

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How to use butternut squash in a sentence

Spike Mendhelson and Antonia Lofaso screamed at each other about butternut squash soup!
Top Chef: Portland Was the Kindest Season Yet. Does the Finale Change That?|Elijah Wolfson|July 2, 2021|Time
I pick up a butternut squash in my left hand and pull a peeler across its curves with my right, letting the ribbons drop to the cutting board.
Cut waste and boost flavor with skin-to-seed recipes that use the whole vegetable|Joe Yonan|April 23, 2021|Washington Post
Here’s how to use almost every bit of a butternut squash in one satisfying recipe.
Roast the seeds and peel for a crunchy garnish on this butternut squash and sage pasta|Joe Yonan|April 23, 2021|Washington Post
While this galette calls for butternut squash, you can replace it with all kinds of roasted vegetables.
These 5 recipes featuring leftover roasted vegetables are proof you should always make extra|Kari Sonde|February 8, 2021|Washington Post

Several weeks ago, looking to do something with a butternut squash that wasn’t a soup or a stew, I scanned my collection.
Homemade condiments, dressings and toppings are a pathway to fast, flavorful cooking|Todd Kliman|February 2, 2021|Washington Post
The salmon is presented atop a mound of sautéed vegetables: mushrooms, peppers, squash, onions, leafy greens, and herbs.
Spaghetti for Breakfast?! Not So Crazy at This Idaho Farm Café|Jane & Michael Stern|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is increasing evidence that Assad is working with ISIS to squash the Free Syrian Army.
America's Allies Are Funding ISIS|Josh Rogin|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Spaghetti squash also contains specific nutrients that help convert the tryptophan in other foods you eat into serotonin.
6 Healthy Foods to Fight the Flu, Beat Stress and More|DailyBurn|February 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Headache—Take the rinds of a couple of lemons and squash it into a paste.
Use These 15 Home Remedies Based On Ayurveda To Cure Menstrual Cramps, Hangovers, and Indigestion|Ari Meisel|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All this testing is serving to squash creativity and the excitement of learning.
A Teach for America Alum On How Testing Is Hurting Our Kids|Jonathan Sheehan|October 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Squash Maiden drew about her a rich green blanket, into which she had woven many flaunting gold trumpet-shaped flowers.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children|Mabel Powers
Corn Plume looked down at the Squash Maiden sitting on her blanket at his feet.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children|Mabel Powers
Ever after, corn and beans were planted in the same hill, and often a squash seed was added.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children|Mabel Powers
With equal expedition he built a second fire between two butternut-logs, produced a frying-pan, and set about supper.
Blazed Trail Stories|Stewart Edward White
Presently a thin line of men in butternut-colored clothes ran forward to a fence in front, and began throwing it down.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6)|John McElroy