spaghetti squash
noun
: an oval winter squash (Cucurbita pepo) with flesh that once cooked is similar in appearance to spaghetti
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Cucurbita pepo includes zucchini, summer squash and spaghetti squash varieties all with a soft, edible shell and seeds.
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Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2024
If summer squash isn’t in season, Sussman suggested shredding butternut squash and adding a modest amount of spaghetti squash or other colorful root veggies.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
Fall varieties include butternut, acorn, and spaghetti squash.
—Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 18 Sep. 2023
Winter squash varieties such as acorn squash, butternut squash, spaghetti squash, and sugar pumpkins are chock full of vitamin C and the heart healthy mineral potassium.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2023
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Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2024
If summer squash isn’t in season, Sussman suggested shredding butternut squash and adding a modest amount of spaghetti squash or other colorful root veggies.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
Fall varieties include butternut, acorn, and spaghetti squash.
—Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 18 Sep. 2023
Winter squash varieties such as acorn squash, butternut squash, spaghetti squash, and sugar pumpkins are chock full of vitamin C and the heart healthy mineral potassium.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2023
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“Spaghetti squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaghetti%20squash. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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