CROOKNECK

add. ·noun 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 (c. moschata) and is smooth and often striped.