'crookneck' definitions:
Definition of 'crookneck'
From: WordNet
noun
Yellow squash with a thin curved neck and somewhat warty skin [syn: crookneck, crookneck squash, summer crookneck]
Definition of 'crookneck'
From: GCIDE
- crookneck \crook"neck`\, n. Either of two varieties of squash, distinguished by their tapering, recurved necks. The summer crookneck is botanically a variety of the pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) and matures early in the season. It is pale yellow in color, with warty excrescences. The winter crookneck belongs to a distinct species (Cucurbita moschata) and is smooth and often striped. [U. S.]
- Syn: crookneck squash. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]