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[[File:Mittha Kaddu (Punjabi- ਮਿੱਠਾ ਕਦੂੱ) (5132851842).jpg|thumb|right|''Dangara balli'']]
'''Squash ''' is an annual climbing plant that . That can produce stems up to 5 metres long. These stems tend to sprawl over the ground, though they also climb into the surrounding vegetation where they support themselves by means of tendrils. The plant is widely cultivated, especially in warm temperate and tropical areas, mainly for its edible fruit, though it . It is also an important leaf vegetable in Africa, supplies a popular edible seed and has a wide range of medicinal uses.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Abdominal cramps}}, {{Uses|Intestinal worms}}, {{Uses|Tape worm}}, {{Uses|Reddish blotches}}, {{Uses|Haemorrhages}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Ophthalmia}}, {{Uses|Kinds of tumours}}
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|SeedSeeds}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Young stems}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}
==Chemical Composition==
The lipids isolated from the seeds included glycerides, sterol esters, phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylinositol. <ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=ಸಿಹಿ ಕುಂಬಳ ಕಾಯಿ Sihi kumbala kaayi|ml=Kumpalam|sa=|ta=Pucani|te=Gummadi|hi=Halwa kaddu|pa=Halwa kaddu|en=Butternut Pumpkin, Butternut Squash}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|8 cm wide|pale Pale yellow|Stamens 3|Flowers Season is June - August}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Stamens 3|6 cm||Fruit oblong, contracted in the middle|seeds Seeds numerous, to 12 x 8 mm}}
===Other features===
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
001 ayote.jpg
Butternut Pumpkin (5132168765).jpg
Calabasa vine.jpg
Calabazas del centro de Argentina - pedúnculos de Cucurbita argyrosperma "Calabaza" y C. moschata "Anco", según Millán 1968.svg
Calabazas del centro de Argentina 1 - Cucurbita moschata "Anco" pedúnculo, según Millán 1968.svg
Chosun squash.jpg
Close up of Pumpkin, Halfsliced (Scientifc Name Cucurbita maxima).jpg
Courge cou tors du Canada Vilmorin-Andrieux 1883.png
Courge de Yokohama Vilmorin-Andrieux 1883.png
Courge.jpg
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf "Chemical composition"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/244545 Diagnostic]</ref><ref name="DiagnosticCommon names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/c/cucurbita-moschata Common names]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria "Cultivation"]</ref>
</references>