n. (pl. same or squashes) 1 any of various trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita, esp. c. maxima, c. moschata, and c. pepo, having pumpkin-like fruits. 2 the fruit of these cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
[ obs. (i)squoutersquash f. Narraganset asquutasquash f. asq uncooked + squash green ]