cushaw

Examples

• All

• The farmer grew a variety of squashes, including cushaw, known for its unique striped appearance.

• "Our specialty, per the sign, is rabbit sautéed in a wine sauce, served with stewed makshee and cushaw.

  Fiction book (1992)

• At the local market, you can find cushaw squash alongside other seasonal vegetables.

Synonyms

C

cucurbit

vscushaw

• Specialized

1 8.6

A group of garden plants that include cucumbers, melons, squashes, and pumpkins

is narrower, naming one kind of squash with striped warty rinds

C

Cucurbita

vscushaw

• Specialized

1 8.4

A group of plants that includes squash, pumpkins and gourds

is more specific, referring to a single type with striped warty fruit

C

Cucurbita mixta

vscushaw

• Specialized

1 9.5

A squash plant with round to oval fruit and grey, green, and white striped warty skin

is broader, noting large oval fruits rather than only rind color

C

Cucurbita argyrosperma

vscushaw

• Specialized

9.8

A squash plant with round or oval fruits and striped, often bumpy skin

is a general type focusing on large fruits with the same striped warty rinds

Surface Forms

Etymology