butternut squashes

Tan oblong gourds

Butternut squashes is the plural of butternut squash, a winter squash with tan skin, orange flesh, and a bulbous bottom tapering to a narrow neck.

The flesh is sweet and nutty when roasted: She roasted three butternut squashes for the soup.

Common in autumn cooking.

Related

skin · beta-carotene · core · mashed · fibrous · risotto · sweet · vegetables · seed saving · nutty · roasting · maple glaze · ravioli · smooth · carrots · crop rotation · sage · peel

Opposites
winter squash varieties

butternut squashesacorn squashes

Ribbed, green winter vegetables

spaghetti squashes · spaghetti squash · pumpkins · crookneck squash · banana squash

squash seasonality/type

butternut squashessummer squashes

Edible thin-skinned gourds

zucchini · summer squash · patty pan · chayote

vegetable categories

butternut squashesleafy greens

Edible plant foliage

root vegetables · cruciferous vegetables · alliums · nightshades · legumes

Family

butternut, squash, butter, buttery, buttered, butters, nutlike, squashed, squashing

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G