What does butternut mean in crosswords?

butternut means: oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family

Which crossword clues can have butternut as the answer?

Possible clues for butternut include "Pale squash", "Tan squash".

Word entry · 9 letters

Best crossword clue

"Pale squash"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPart of speech nounSorted benrtttuuStarts with BEnds with T2 cluesCommon crossword word

1B2U3T4T5E6R7N8U9T

From butter + nut.

“He made a delicious butternut soup.”
“Yankees took to calling the Borderlanders “butternuts”—a reference to the color of their crude homespun clothes.”
“The Illinois troops delivered a volley that sent the butternuts scampering back across the field.”

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01“Pale squash”9 letters

02“Tan squash”9 letters

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