page_title: Winter squash
section_title: Cucurbita moschata
hierarchical_section_title: Winter squash / Subspecies, cultivars and varieties / Cucurbita moschata
caption_attribution_description: Bikol Central: Bunga nin kalabasa
context_page_description: Winter squash is an annual fruit representing several squash species within the genus Cucurbita. It differs from summer squash in that it is harvested and eaten in the mature fruit stage when the seeds within have matured fully and the skin has hardened into a tough rind. At this stage, most varieties of this fruit can be stored for use during the winter. Winter squash is generally cooked before being eaten, and the skin or rind is not usually eaten as it is with summer squash.
  In New Zealand and Australian English, the term "pumpkin" generally refers to the broader category called "winter squash".
context_section_description: Butternut squash
  Calabaza
  Dickinson pumpkin
  Long Island cheese pumpkin
  Fairytale pumpkin squash or Musquee de Provence
  Kent pumpkin
caption: Calabaza a winter squash common in Cuba, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
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