25 Types of Squash—and How to Use Them Merriam-Webster defines fruit as the edible reproductive body of a seed plant.

Experienced vegetable gardeners know that when cucumber and squash vines start to wilt there may be more than lack of water at fault. Plants in the cucurbit family include cucumbers, squash ...

Yet squash is rich in both history and nutrition, said University of Missouri Extension state horticulturist David Trinklein.