Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun acorn_squash

2 senses of acorn squash

Sense 1
acorn squash -- (squash plant bearing small acorn-shaped fruits having yellow flesh and dark green or yellow rind with longitudinal ridges)
       => winter squash, 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)

Sense 2
acorn squash -- (small dark green or yellow ribbed squash with yellow to orange flesh)
       => winter squash -- (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)