is butternut squash part of the potatoe group of vegetables?

Answer 1

actually squash of all kinds are of the gourd family. This also includes pumpkins, zuchinni and things of that nature.

the way you can tell is : tough outer skin, fleshy inside 'meat' (what most people eat) and seeds in the center. They grow on vines on top of the ground.

Potatoes are a root vegetable. They grow underground

Answer 2

Botanically, no-they are cucurbitaceae, the mature fruit of the plant. Potatoes are tubers-basically the roots of the plant.
Nutritionally-they are both starchy vegetables, supplying mainly simple carbohydrates to the diet.

Answer 3

It tastes like a sweet potato or pumpkin. It is actually a fruit that's treated as a veggie.