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Cucurbita argyrosperma, commonly known as cushaw, kershaw, or silver-seed gourd, is a species of squash most grown most frequently in North and Central America, and believed to originate from southern Mexico.
Cushaw (or kershaw) is a common name for a winter squash with a curved neck. It may refer to: Cucurbita argyrosperma (syn. Cucurbita mixta), the species most commonly associated with "cushaw", which includes the green-striped cushaw and the white cushaw; Cucurbita moschata, the species that includes the golden cushaw and the orange-striped cushaw
This list of gourds and squashes provides an alphabetical list of (mostly edible) varieties of the plant genus Cucurbita, commonly called gourds, squashes, pumpkins and zucchinis/courgettes.
[98] [99] The English word "squash" derives from askutasquash (a green thing eaten raw), a word from the Narragansett language, which was documented by Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, in his 1643 publication A Key Into the Language of America. [100] Similar words for squash exist in related languages of the Algonquian family. [57 ...
The gourds found in the Americas appear to have come from the Asian subspecies very early in history, although a new study now indicates Africa. [6] The archaeological and DNA records show it is likely that the gourd was among the first domesticated species, in Asia between 12,000 and 13,000 years before present , and possibly the first ...
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Delicata squash. Delicata squash stands out for its oblong shape with green or orange stripes, along with its sweet flavor and edible skin that makes it easy to prepare.
Historically, varieties of cushaw squash now classified as Cucurbita argyrosperma were assigned to Cucurbita moschata. A small number of C. moschata varieties are still commonly known as cushaws. Genetic research indicates that, while distinct species, C. argyrosperma and C. moschata are closely related. [6]