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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 winter crookneck
      n : any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and
          elongated recurved necks [syn: winter crookneck squash,
           Cucurbita moschata]