winter squash plant vs squash

squash vs winter squash plant

winter squash plant and squash both are nouns.

winter squash plant is not a verb while squash is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
winter squash plant	Yes	No	No	No
squash	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, squash is a hypernym of winter squash plant; that is, squash is a word with a broader meaning than winter squash plant:

winter squash plant: any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall
squash: any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits

Other hypernyms of winter squash plant include squash vine.

winter squash plant (noun)	squash (noun)
any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall	a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
	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

winter squash plant (verb)	squash (verb)
	to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

Difference between winter squash plant and squash

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