squash vs Cucurbita pepo

Cucurbita pepo vs squash

squash and Cucurbita pepo both are nouns.

squash is a verb but Cucurbita pepo is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
squash	Yes	No	Yes	No
Cucurbita pepo	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Cucurbita pepo is a hyponym of squash; that is, Cucurbita pepo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than squash:

squash: any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
Cucurbita pepo: a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes

Other hyponyms of squash include autumn pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin vine, Cucurbita pepo melopepo, summer squash, summer squash vine, winter squash, winter squash plant.

squash (noun)	Cucurbita pepo (noun)
a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets	a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits

squash (verb)	Cucurbita pepo (verb)
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

Difference between squash and Cucurbita pepo

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