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What are squashes?

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squash
n.

1. Any of various tendril-bearing plants of the genus Cucurbita, having fleshy edible fruit with a leathery rind and unisexual flowers.
2. The fruit of any of these plants, eaten as a vegetable.

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Squash is also a fast moving sport used the mostly in England and America.

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