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acorn squash
noun
: an acorn-shaped dark green winter squash (Cucurbita pepo var. turbinata) with a ridged surface and mildly sweet yellow to orange flesh
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To increase your intake of this essential nutrient, try incorporating magnesium-rich vegetables, like spinach, kale, acorn squash, edamame, artichokes, and parsnips, into your diet.
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 3 July 2025
The meat is flanked by gorgeous sides of nutty maitake mushrooms, roasted carrots and buttery acorn squash.
—Annemarie Dooling, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 June 2025
Top a vegetable pasta or roasted acorn squash with sunflower seeds.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 11 June 2025
Foods like sweet potatoes, avocados, leafy greens, acorn squash, and salmon offer more potassium than a banana.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 20 May 2025
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 3 July 2025
The meat is flanked by gorgeous sides of nutty maitake mushrooms, roasted carrots and buttery acorn squash.
—Annemarie Dooling, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 June 2025
Top a vegetable pasta or roasted acorn squash with sunflower seeds.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 11 June 2025
Foods like sweet potatoes, avocados, leafy greens, acorn squash, and salmon offer more potassium than a banana.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 20 May 2025
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“Acorn squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acorn%20squash. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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