zucchini

zucchini
/zooh kee"nee/, n., pl. zucchini, zucchinis.
1. a variety of summer squash that is shaped like a cucumber and that has a smooth, dark-green skin.
2. the plant bearing this fruit. Also called, esp. Brit., courgette.
[1925-30, Amer.; < It, pl. of zucchino, equiv. to zucc(a) gourd (see ZUCCHETTO) + -ino dim. suffix]

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Subspecies of Cucurbita pepo, dark green elongate summer squash in the gourd family, of great abundance in U.S. home gardens and supermarkets.

The creeping vine has five-lobed leaves, tendrils, and large yellow flowers.

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