turban squash

noun

1. a turban-shaped variety of winter squash, Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of turban squash¹

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Example Sentences

And shoppers start buying fresh decorative winter produce, such as pumpkins and turban squash, in the hot, sultry days of late summer.

From Scientific American