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Sechium
(gcide) | Sechium \Se"chi*um\, n. [NL.: cf. F. s['e]chion; perhaps formed
fr. Gr. ? cucumber.] (Bot.)
The edible fruit of a West Indian plant (Sechium edule) of
the Gourd family. It is soft, pear-shaped, and about four
inches long, and contains a single large seed. The root of
the plant resembles a yam, and is used for food.
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Sechium edule
(gcide) | Sechium \Se"chi*um\, n. [NL.: cf. F. s['e]chion; perhaps formed
fr. Gr. ? cucumber.] (Bot.)
The edible fruit of a West Indian plant (Sechium edule) of
the Gourd family. It is soft, pear-shaped, and about four
inches long, and contains a single large seed. The root of
the plant resembles a yam, and is used for food.
[1913 Webster]Chayote \Cha"yo"te\
1. a tropical West Indian vine (Sechium edule) of the gourd
family, which bears small white flowers and produces an
edible fruit.
[PJC]
2. the edible fruit of the chayote[1] vine, having a pear
shape with a furrowed skin, and usually green or white. It
is also called choyote, christophene, mirliton, and
vegetable pear
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