summer squash — noun count one of several types of SQUASH that are usually cooked and eaten before they become completely RIPE (=fully grown) and too hard … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
summer squash — ☆ summer squash n. any of a variety (Cucurbita pepo melopepo) of small garden squashes grown in summer and eaten before fully ripe … English World dictionary
summer squash — noun 1. any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden • Syn: ↑summer squash vine, ↑Cucurbita pepo melopepo • Hypernyms: ↑squash, ↑squash vine • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
summer squash vine — noun any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden • Syn: ↑summer squash, ↑Cucurbita pepo melopepo • Hypernyms: ↑squash, ↑squash vine • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
summer squash — sum′mer squash′ n. pln any of several squashes of the variety Cucurbita pepo melopepo that mature in the late summer or early autumn: used as a vegetable in its unripe state • Etymology: 1745–55 … From formal English to slang
summer squash — noun a squash of a variety eaten before the seeds and rind have hardened, unsuitable for storage … English new terms dictionary
summer squash — 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. [1745 55] * * * … Universalium
summer squash — noun Date: 1815 any of various squashes that are cultivars of a variety (Cucurbita pepo var. melopepo) and are used as a vegetable while immature and before hardening of the seeds and rind … New Collegiate Dictionary
summer squash — тыква … English-Russian travelling dictionary
Yellow summer squash — (one of several cultivated Cucurbita pepo ) is a type of yellow coloured vegetable marrow and is a member of the gourd family. It is also known as Summer Squash and Straightneck Squash. It has mildly sweet and watery flesh, and thin tender skins… … Wikipedia
