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
buff-colored squash with a long usually straight neck and sweet orange flesh
A large, elongated pear-shaped squash (Caryoka nuciferum) with a smooth yellow to butterscotch-colored shell, an orange flesh and a sweet, nutty flavor.
Large winter squash that looks like a pear-shaped baseball bat. This vegetable weights about 2 to 3 pounds and has a sweet orange flesh. Used in breads, stews, soups, muffins, and puddings.
Butternut squash (known in Australia as Butternut pumpkinhttp://www.sydneymarkets.com.au/fandv/pum_index.htm Sydney Markets - Welcome to the World of Pumpkins ) is an edible type of winter squash with a vase-like shape. It has a sweet, nutty taste that is similar to pumpkin or sweet potato. It has yellow skin and orange flesh.