Any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall.
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Pumpkin is good baked in the same manner as baked winter squash.
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They're generally broken into two categories -summer squash and winter squash.
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Cut pieces of peeled winter squash into cubes about 1 inch in size.
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To bake any winter squash, halve it and scrape out seeds and strings.
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Pumpkins are grown similar to winter squash and require plenty of space to vine.