> "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

Thanks for the link Doug! It was very informative. I thought my
question was fairly simple, but I guess not :-D LOL. I think what I'm
looking for is a butternut squash, and that butter squash might have
just been a typo or local usage.

Best,
Christine