Source : WordNet®

summer squash
     n 1: any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is
          eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden
          [syn: {summer squash vine}, {Cucurbita pepo melopepo}]
     2: any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during
        the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind
        harden