summer squash

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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

summersault, summer sausage, summer school, summer solstice, summer sores, summer squash, summer stock, summer-sweet, summer tanager, summer theater, summertime

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I actually downloaded the app last summer and was embarrassed because none of my friends seemed to use it.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Pitchfork called him a “a rap-obsessed misfit from a summer camp who freestyles poorly” who is “ridiculous without knowing it.”
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Last summer, I spoke with first black supermodel Beverly Johnson about this for The Root.
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Last summer, Louisiana also banned non-legal adoption, with offenders facing a penalty of $5,000 and up to five years in prison.
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Miller traces his irreverent and subversive streak to a psychedelic experience during the particularly sweltering summer of 1991.
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Edna did not reveal so much as all this to Madame Ratignolle that summer day when they sat with faces turned to the sea.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
And this summer it seemed to her that she never would be able to take proper care of her nestful of children.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
The year before they had spent part of the summer with their grandmother Pontellier in Iberville.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Of course, most specimens are probably taken up in the summer when the handsome foliage attracts the eye.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
In a general way the fronds are best collected during the summer and autumn, when they will, of course, be well developed.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin

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