- winter squash, winter squash plant - any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall
--1 is a kind of squash, squash vine
--1 is a member of Cucurbita, genus Cucurbita
--1 has parts: winter squash
--1 has particulars: - winter squash - 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
--2 is a kind of squash
--2 is a part of winter squash, winter squash plant
--2 has particulars:acorn squash; butternut squash; hubbard squash; turban squash; cushaw; winter crookneck squash