zucchini

zucchini
courgette courgette n. 1. a marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small; -- called also {zucchini}. [Chiefly Brit.]

Syn: zucchini. [WordNet 1.5]

2. a small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green; -- called also {zucchini}. [Chiefly Brit.]

Syn: zucchini. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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