cushaw
(noun) globose or ovoid squash with striped grey and green warty rind
cushaw, Cucurbita mixta, Cucurbita argyrosperma
(noun) plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped grey and green and white warty rinds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cushaw (plural cushaws)
Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.
• (Cucurbita argyrosperma): Japanese pie pumpkin, pipian, cushaw pumpkin, cushaw squash, winter crookneck squash
Source: Wiktionary
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
