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.
1 Squash, contrary to what you may think, is not a vegetable but a sugary, fruity flavoured soft drink concentrate, with a small amount of fruit juice in it, that's mixed with water. 2  The vegetable squash that Americans are used to is a relative newcomer to Britain.