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Noun winter squash has 2 senses

winter squash, 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
--₁ is a kind of squash, squash vine
--₁ is a member of Cucurbita, genus Cucurbita
--₁ has parts: winter squash
--₁ has particulars:

acorn squash; hubbard squash, Cucurbita maxima; turban squash, Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis; butternut squash, Cucurbita maxima; winter crookneck, winter crookneck squash, Cucurbita moschata; cushaw, Cucurbita mixta, Cucurbita argyrosperma

winter squash - 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
--₂ is a kind of squash
--₂ is a part of winter squash, winter squash plant
--₂ has particulars:
acorn squash; butternut squash; hubbard squash; turban squash; cushaw; winter crookneck squash