crookneck
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crook·neck
(kro͝ok′nĕk′)n.
A variety of summer squash (Cucurbita pepo) having a narrow curved neck and a yellow rind.
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crookneck
(ˈkrʊkˌnɛk)n
(Cookery) dialect US any of several varieties of squash with a curved neck
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crook•neck
(ˈkrʊkˌnɛk)n.
any of several varieties of squash having a long curved neck.
[1750–60, Amer.]
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Noun | 1. | crookneck - yellow squash with a thin curved neck and somewhat warty skin yellow squash - squash having yellow skin and yellowish flesh and usually elongated neck |
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