Noun: cushaw kû'sho or 'koo,sho
Usage: N. Amer
Usage: N. Amer
- Globose or ovoid squash with striped grey and green warty rind
"The cushaw squash was traditionally used in Southern cuisine for pies and preserves"
- 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