butternut squash

Noun butternut squash has 2 senses

• butternut squash(n = noun.plant) cucurbita maxima - plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and a smooth thin rind;
has parts: butternut squash
is a kind of winter squash, winter squash plant

• butternut squash(n = noun.food) - buff-colored squash with a long usually straight neck and sweet orange flesh;
is a kind of winter squash
is a part of butternut squash, cucurbita maxima