pattypan squash

[pat-i-pan]

pat·ty·pan squash

[pat-i-pan]
noun
a flat, whitish variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo melopepo, having a scalloped edge.
Also called cymling, scallop squash.


Origin:
1905–10
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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pattypan squash or pattypan (ˈpætɪˌpæn)
 
n
chiefly (US) a small round flattish squash with a scalloped rim and thin, pale green skin
 
[C17: patty + pan1]
 
pattypan or pattypan
 
n
 
[C17: patty + pan1]

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