turban squash
turban squash · turban squashes
An heirloom squash, a cultivar of Cucurbita maxima, used as a vegetable and as an…An heirloom squash, a cultivar of Cucurbita maxima, used as a vegetable and as an ornamental gourd.
Meaning
1 sensesAn heirloom squash, a cultivar of Cucurbita maxima, used as a vegetable and as an ornamental gourd.
More definitions
- large squash shaped somewhat like a turban usually with a rounded central portion protruding from the blossom end
- squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding from the end opposite the stem
Origin
From its resemblance to the headgear.From its resemblance to the headgear.
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Forms
plural: turban squashes| Singular | turban squash |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding from the end opposite the stem:Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis