summer squash

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

• n. Any of several varieties of squash, such as the crookneck or the cymling, that are eaten shortly after being picked rather than kept in storage.

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• n. any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden
• n. any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind harden