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summer squash
noun
: any of various squashes that are cultivars of a variety (Cucurbita pepo var. melopepo) and are used as a vegetable while immature and before hardening of the seeds and rind
Examples of summer squash in a Sentence
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The hollow edges help the knife to glide through sticky foods such as potatoes, apples, and summer squash.
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 14 June 2024
The result is fabulously decadent and the perfect recipe for using up oodles and oodles of summer squash.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 12 June 2024
Dig into buffet stations with scrambled eggs, smoked bacon, maple sausage, soups, quiches, honey glazed ham, prime rib, chicken marsala, roasted summer squash, and lots more.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2024
The idea is very thinly sliced, very fresh zucchini or other summer squash, lightly dressed with salt, lime juice and olive oil, and finished with lots of basil, mint and crumbly creamy feta.
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David Tanis, New York Times, 29 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1801, in the meaning defined above
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“Summer squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summer%20squash. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
summer squash
noun
: any of various garden squashes closely related to the pumpkins and used as a vegetable while immature and before hardening of the seeds and rind
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