Zucchini Common

marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small

"I sliced the zucchini into coins to add some texture to my summer pasta dish."

small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green

"The gardener harvested several zucchini from the vine, noting how their smooth, dark green skins looked just like oversized cucumbers."

A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.

"The Italian recipe calls for a pound of zucchini, so I went to the market specifically looking for that small, dark green variety rather than the large American ones."

plural of zucchino