Latin Meaning: The name Clarissa is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Clarissa is: The Latinized form of the English Clarice, meaning famous. Famous bearer: Samuel Richardson's 18th century novel 'Clarissa Harlowe'.
All three species of squashes and pumpkins are native to the Western Hemisphere. C. maxima, represented now by such varieties as Hubbard, Delicious, Marblehead, Boston Marrow, and Turks Turban, apparently originated in northern Argentina near the Andes, or in certain Andean valleys.
Acorn squash (Cucurbita pepo) is a type of winter squash native to North and Central America. The dark green fruit has a rounded, acorn-like shape and contains sweet orange flesh. Acorn squash graces many autumn and Thanksgiving tables, and can be grown in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 and above.