squash-blossom
[ skwosh-blos-uhm, skwawsh- ]
/ ˈskwɒʃˌblɒs əm, ˈskwɔʃ- /
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adjective
indicating or pertaining to a design or configuration resembling the flower of the squash plant, especially as found in jewelry made by various American Indians.
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Origin of squash-blossom
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby squash-blossom
squarish, s quark, squarrose, squash, squashable, squash-blossom, squash bug, squash ladder, squash vine borer, squashy, squassation
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