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winter squash vs Cucurbita maxima

Cucurbita maxima vs winter squash

winter squash and Cucurbita maxima both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
winter squash Yes No No No
Cucurbita maxima Yes No No No
As nouns, Cucurbita maxima is a hyponym of winter squash; that is, Cucurbita maxima is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than winter squash:
  • winter squash: any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall
  • Cucurbita maxima: any of several winter squash plants producing large greyish-green football-shaped fruit with a rough warty rind
winter squash (noun) Cucurbita maxima (noun)
any of various fruits of the gourd family with thick rinds and edible yellow to orange flesh that mature in the fall and can be stored for several months any of several winter squash plants producing large greyish-green football-shaped fruit with a rough warty rind
any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and a smooth thin rind
Difference between winter squash and Cucurbita maxima

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