Definitions for "Butternut Squash"
A bulbous, pear shaped, pale yellow, winter squash "Cucurbita maxima" with orange flesh, common in the USA; the flesh is used as a vegetable or for savory dishes.
A popular winter squash, that has an elongated shape. It is tan colored on the outside and bright orange on the inside. Butternut squash has a sweet flavor and is also known as pumpkin squash. Purchase squash that are cream to yellow in color, has a hard, smooth rind, and isheavy for its size. Avoid squash with bruises or soft spots.
plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and smooth thin rind