what is the difference of squash and zucchini
Zucchini and yellow squash are the most prevalent summer squashes and look and taste very similar. Squashes generally refer to four species of the genus Cucurbita while Zucchini belongs to one of these four geneses, Cucurbita pepo. Therefore, Zucchini is a Summer Squash. Squash, has its ancestry in the Americas.
Squash is the general term for the whole Cucurbita genus of plants and their fruit. It includes zucchini, butternut, patty-pan, pumpkins, and a wide variety of other fruit. (Photo: Cucurbita) Zucchini is a particular variety of summer squash.