'Sechium edule' definitions:
Definition of 'Sechium edule'
From: 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]
Definition of 'Sechium edule'
From: GCIDE
- 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 [PJC]