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| Name | Winter squash | ||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Cucurbita maxima | ||||||||||
| Description | Winter squash is a summer-growing annual vegetable, representing several 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. It is generally cooked before eating. | ||||||||||
| Primary ID | FOOD00283 | ||||||||||
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| Group | Gourds | ||||||||||
| Sub-Group | Gourds | ||||||||||
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| Superkingdom | Eukaryota | ||||||||||
| Kingdom | Viridiplantae | ||||||||||
| Phylum | Streptophyta | ||||||||||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | ||||||||||
| Order | Cucurbitales | ||||||||||
| Family | Cucurbitaceae | ||||||||||
| Genus | Cucurbita | ||||||||||
| Species | maxima | ||||||||||
| Variety | Not Available | ||||||||||
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| ITIS ID | 22369 | ||||||||||
| Wikipedia ID | Winter squash | ||||||||||
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| Content Reference | — Duke, James. 'Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. United States Department of Agriculture.' Agricultural Research Service, Accessed April 27 (2004). — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. — Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181. | ||||||||||