summer squash

noun

any of several squashes of the variety Cucurbita pepo melopepo, that mature in the late summer or early autumn and are used as a vegetable in an unripe state, before the rind and seeds become hard.

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Origin of summer squash

First recorded in 1745–55

Words nearby summer squash

summer sausage, summer savory, summer school, summer solstice, summer sores, summer squash, summer stock, summer tanager, summer theater, summer time, summer-sweet
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