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.
The United States grew 6.3 million cwt of squash for fresh market and processing in 2013 valued at $237.1 million. The average price for squash in 2013 was $37.90 per cwt.The 2013 crop was planted on 43,600 acres and 40,800 acres of that was able to be harvested. Squash had an average of 1153 cwt per acre in 2013. Florida leads the nation in the value of squash production followed by California, New York, and Michigan.