Search Result for "winter_crookneck":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks;
[syn: winter crookneck, winter crookneck squash, Cucurbita moschata]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

crookneck \crook"neck`\, n. Either of two varieties of squash, distinguished by their tapering, recurved necks. The summer crookneck is botanically a variety of the pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) and matures early in the season. It is pale yellow in color, with warty excrescences. The winter crookneck belongs to a distinct species (Cucurbita moschata) and is smooth and often striped. [U. S.] Syn: crookneck squash. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

winter crookneck n 1: any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks [syn: winter crookneck, winter crookneck squash, Cucurbita moschata]