summer squash vine

Noun
  1. Any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden (synset 112179572)
    is a type of: squash, squash vine - any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
    subtypes:
    • yellow squash - any of various squash plants grown for their yellow fruits with somewhat elongated necks
    • marrow, marrow squash, vegetable marrow - any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh
    • cymling, pattypan squash - squash plant having flattened round fruit with a scalloped edge; usually greenish white
    • spaghetti squash - squash plant bearing oval fruit with smooth yellowish skin and tender stranded flesh resembling spaghetti
    belongs to: cucurbita, genus cucurbita - type genus of the Cucurbitaceae
    has: summer squash - any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind harden
    same as: cucurbita pepo melopepo, summer squash

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