Source : WordNet®

winter squash
     n 1: any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and
          Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard
          rinds and mature in the fall [syn: {winter squash plant}]
     2: any of various fruits of the gourd family with thick rinds
        and edible yellow to orange flesh that mature in the fall
        and can be stored for several months