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Noun: cushaw  kû'sho or 'koo,sho
Usage: N. Amer
  1. Globose or ovoid squash with striped grey and green warty rind
    "The cushaw squash was traditionally used in Southern cuisine for pies and preserves"
     
  2. Plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped grey and green and white warty rinds
    "The farmer grew cushaw squash known for their distinctive striped rinds";
    - Cucurbita mixta, Cucurbita argyrosperma

Derived forms: cushaws

Type of: winter squash, winter squash plant

Part of: Cucurbita, genus Cucurbita

Encyclopedia: Cushaw