crookneck

American  

[krook-nek] / ˈkrʊkˌnɛk /

noun

1. any of several varieties of squash having a long, recurved neck.

2. any plant bearing such fruit.

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Etymology

Origin of crookneck

An Americanism dating back to 1750–60; crook ¹ + neck

Example Sentences

Their density is similar to pattypan and they have a shape that isn’t usually as curved as crookneck, making it easier to slice and dice.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2021

These beauties are a hybrid between yellow crookneck, delicata and yellow acorn squash.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2021

They have a bulbous base that tapers at the other end and fall into either the crookneck or straightneck category, which simply indicates whether the plant curves.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2021

Farmers are raising old-time crops like crookneck squash and muscadine grapes to sell to her.

From Washington Post

There were lots of green snap beans, stalks of yellow sweet corn, Sea Island red peas, crookneck squash, benne seeds, and purple okra that looked like fingers reaching for the sky.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce