1. Squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding from the end opposite the stem
   "Turban squash made a colourful autumn display";
   - Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis
    
2. Large squash shaped somewhat like a turban usually with a rounded central portion protruding from the blossom end
   "The turban squash made an impressive centrepiece before it was cooked"

Derived forms: turban squashes

Type of: winter squash, winter squash plant

Part of: Cucurbita, genus Cucurbita

Encyclopedia: Turban squash