1. Squash plant having flattened round fruit with a scalloped edge, usually greenish white
   "Cymlings are also known as pattypan squash";
   - cymling
    
2. Round greenish-white squash having one face flattened with a scalloped edge
   "The pattypan squash was hollowed out and used as an edible bowl for the salad"

1. A pan for cooking patties or pasties
   "She used the patty-pan to make perfectly shaped crab cakes"

Derived forms: patty-pans

Type of: cooking pan, Cucurbita pepo melopepo, pan, summer squash, summer squash vine

Encyclopedia: Pattypan squash