No, this doesn't refer to a squashed acorn - even though acorns are edible - but to a type of squash.
Squashes are a type of gourd, many of which are eaten by people. Two main divisions of these, for culinary purposes anyway, are into winter and summer squashes. The acorn squash is a type of winter squash.
Winter squashes, despite their name, grow in summer. The difference is that winter squashes are eaten when they have matured and the rind has become hard. The name probably refers to the fact that, once the rind is hard, they can be easily stored for the winter.
Acorn squashes have yellow-orange flesh with a sweet flavour, and have distinctive ridges on the rind. The squash is a good source of various nutrients, and can be cooked in a variety of ways. It is not generally eaten raw.
The acorn squash is native to the North and Central America but, after European settlement of the continents, it has since spread.
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