winter squash plant

winter squash plant
noun
any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall
Syn: ↑winter squash
Hypernyms: ↑squash, ↑squash vine
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑Cucurbita, ↑genus Cucurbita
Part Meronyms: ↑winter squash

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