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Crookneck   Listen
noun
crookneck  n.  Either of two varieties of squash, distinguished by their tapering, recurved necks. The summer crookneck is botanically a variety of the pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) and matures early in the season. It is pale yellow in color, with warty excrescences. The winter crookneck belongs to a distinct species (Cucurbita moschata) and is smooth and often striped. (U. S.)
Synonyms: crookneck squash.






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"Crookneck" Quotes from Famous Books



... moisture the plants, even as tiny seedlings, will grow steadily but slowly all summer, as long as no other crop is invading their root zone. The only time I had trouble was when the endive row was too close to an aggressive row of yellow crookneck squash. About August, the squash roots began invading the endive's territory and the ...
— Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway • Steve Solomon



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