winter squash

Noun winter squash has 2 senses

• winter squash(n = noun.plant) winter squash plant - any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall;
has parts: winter squash
is a member of cucurbita, genus cucurbita
is a kind of squash, squash vine
has particulars: acorn squash, cucurbita maxima, hubbard squash, cucurbita maxima turbaniformis, turban squash, butternut squash, cucurbita maxima, cucurbita moschata, winter crookneck, winter crookneck squash, cucurbita argyrosperma, cucurbita mixta, cushaw

• winter squash(n = noun.food) - any of various fruits of the gourd family with thick rinds and edible yellow to orange flesh that mature in the fall and can be stored for several months;
is a kind of squash
has particulars: acorn squash, butternut squash, hubbard squash, turban squash, cushaw, winter crookneck squash
is a part of winter squash, winter squash plant