butternut squash
Americannoun
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a yellowish winter squash having sweet, orange-colored flesh.
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the plant bearing this fruit.
Example Sentences
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For a more autumnal spin, I tuck in about ½ cup of cubed, softened butternut squash, a sprinkle of brown sugar, cubes of manchego, and a few torn sage leaves.
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025
"We've hidden in there courgettes, butternut squash, onions and we've roasted it as well so they can have some on the side as well."
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024
She leans on what she knows and plays up those flavors: the koji-marinated tomato in the oyster dish, the acid from the oranges in the butternut squash carpaccio.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023
Vegetable latkes can be made from chopped or shredded beets, zucchini, carrots, butternut squash or cauliflower.
From Washington Times • Dec. 4, 2023
In the autumn, vegetable stands along Leesburg Pike sell pumpkins and butternut squash.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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