CROOKNECK

Meaning of CROOKNECK in English

/krook"nek'/ , n.

1. any of several varieties of squash having a long, recurved neck.

2. any plant bearing such fruit.

[ 1750-60, Amer.; CROOK 1 + NECK ]

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CROOKNECK — noun Date: 1784 a squash with a long recurved neck
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CROOKNECK — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: crook (I) + neck 1. : any of numerous bush or vining squashes that are characterized by …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CROOKNECK — (n.) Either of two varieties of squash, distinguished by their tapering, recurved necks. The summer crookneck is botanically a variety …
Английский словарь Webster
CROOKNECK — n. yellow squash that has a thin long curved neck and slightly warty skin; plant that bears the crookneck
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CROOKNECK — noun Date: 1784 : a squash with a long recurved neck
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CROOKNECK — add. ·noun either of two varieties of squash, distinguished by their tapering, recurved necks. the summer crookneck is botanically a …
Webster English vocab
CROOKNECK — [crook.neck] n (1784): a squash with a long recurved neck
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CROOKNECK — n. Pronunciation: ' kru ̇ k- ˌ nek Function: noun Date: 1784 : a squash with a long recurved neck
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WINTER CROOKNECK — noun Date: circa 1909 any of several crooknecks that are winter squashes ( Cucurbita moschata ) noted for their keeping …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WINTER CROOKNECK — noun : any of several crooknecks that are winter squashes of the pumpkin group, are noted for their keeping qualities, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUMMER CROOKNECK — noun : any of several crooknecks that are summer squashes and in the original and many surviving forms have typical …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WINTER CROOKNECK — any of several winter varieties of squash, Cucurbita moschata, having elongated, curved necks. [ 1905-10 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WINTER CROOKNECK — Date: circa 1909 : any of several crooknecks that are winter squashes ( Cucurbita moschata ) noted for their keeping …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WINTER CROOKNECK — [winter crookneck] n (ca. 1909): any of several crooknecks that are winter squashes of the pumpkin group noted for their …
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PUMPKIN — noun Usage: often attributive see: cook Date: 1654 1. the usually round orange fruit of an annual vine ( Cucurbita …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SUMMER SQUASH — noun : any of various fruits of plants that are derived from a squash ( Cucurbita pepo melopepo ) and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRAIGHTNECK — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a squash of summer crookneck type but having a straight neck
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PUMPKIN — ÷ˈpəŋkə̇n, ˈpəm(p)kə̇n noun or pun·kin ˈpəŋkə̇n ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: alteration (influenced by -kin ) of pumpion, …
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CUSHAW — kəˈshȯ, ku̇ˈ-, ˈküˌshȯ, ˈku̇ˌshȯ noun also ca·shaw kəˈshȯ ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps of Algonquian origin; akin to escushaw it …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRAIGHTNECK — /strayt"nek'/ , n. a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck. [ STRAIGHT …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUMPKIN — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: alteration of earlier pumpion, modification of French popon, pompon melon, pumpkin, from Latin pepon-, pepo, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUMPKIN — [pump.kin] n, often attrib [alter. of earlier pumpion, modif. of F popon, pompon melon, pumpkin, fr. L pepon-, pepo, fr. …
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