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> Hi group,
>
> I was hoping that I could get an answer to a question. I tried various
> Google searches and read many webpages about squash, but I haven't been
> able to determine if butter squash and butternut squash are the same
> thing. I know butternut squash is also called pumpkin squash...that's
> the only thing I know for sure.
>
> Thanks,
> Christine
>

"Butter" is a word used perhaps more than any other when hybridizers choose
names for squash. The squash family cross-pollinates in bizarre ways,
producing lots of unexpected results, so you can expect to see more butter
nonsense pretty much forever. Here are some examples:

http://www.burpee.com/shopping/searc...0&S earch.y=0