cushaw

cus·haw

uncommon

noun

plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped gray and green and white warty rinds

Synonyms

Cucurbita mixta
Cucurbita argyrosperma

globose or ovoid squash with striped gray and green warty rind

Origin

Unknown. Speculation that the term derives from a Native American language is unsubstantiated.

Related words

Broader terms

winter squash

Parts

Cucurbita

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noun
singular	cushaw
plural	cushaws