squash-blossom

American  

[skwosh-blos-uhm, skwawsh-] / ˈskwɒʃˌblɒs əm, ˈskwɔʃ- /

adjective

1. indicating or pertaining to a design or configuration resembling the flower of the squash plant, especially as found in jewelry made by various American Indians.

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Etymology

Origin of squash-blossom

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

The lady on the Marlboro man's arm is apt to resemble Pocahontas, in a fringed T shirt, multicolored headband, squash-blossom necklace, beaded deerskin bag with dangling mink paws and �the essential accessory�white, fringed moccasins.

From Time Magazine Archive

Years later I learned that our squash-blossom necklaces and turquoise bracelets, earrings and hair ornaments and silver belts, were sold to white men and women.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

This is called the squash-blossom headdress and signifies maturity.

From I Married a Ranger by Smith, Dama Margaret