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[98] [99] The English word "squash" derives from askutasquash (a green thing eaten raw), a word from the Narragansett language, which was documented by Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, in his 1643 publication A Key Into the Language of America. [100] Similar words for squash exist in related languages of the Algonquian family. [57 ...
This list of gourds and squashes provides an alphabetical list of (mostly edible) varieties of the plant genus Cucurbita, commonly called gourds, squashes, pumpkins and zucchinis/courgettes.
Spaghetti squash or vegetable spaghetti is a group of cultivars of Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo. [3] They are available in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colours, including ivory, yellow and orange, with orange having the highest amount of carotene. Its center contains many large seeds. When raw, the flesh is solid and similar to other raw squash.
Squash most often refers to: Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets; Squash (plant), the fruit of vines of the genus Cucurbita;
A Pink Banana squash, cut, with seeds removed, with a U.S. quarter for size comparison A buttercup squash A cut open blue hubbard squash A golden Hubbard squash. Arikara squash weighs from four to eleven pounds with a teardrop or round shape with a mottled orange and green color pattern. It is used both for its eating qualities and as decoration.
Summer squash are squashes that are harvested when immature, while the rind is still tender and edible. Most summer squashes are varieties of Cucurbita pepo , [ 4 ] though some are C. moschata . Most summer squash have a bushy growth habit, unlike the rambling vines of many winter squashes . [ 4 ]
summer squash, shrubby plant, with yellow or golden fruit and verrucose rind, similar to var. torticollia but a stem end that narrows, [21] ex: Yellow summer squash [14] [22] [23] Vegetable marrow: C. pepo var. fastigata
The skin is edible and the seeds of the squash can also be eaten, usually after being toasted first. Acorn squash can be used to prepare squash soup. [7] This squash is not as rich in beta-carotene as other winter squashes, but is a good source of dietary fiber and potassium, as well as smaller amounts of vitamins C and B, magnesium, and manganese.