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chayote

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cha⋅yo⋅te

  [chahy-oh-tee]
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–noun
1. a tropical American vine, Sechium edule, of the gourd family, having triangular leaves and small, white flowers.
2. the green or white, furrowed, usually pear-shaped, edible fruit of this plant.
Also, choyote.
Also called christophene, mirliton, vegetable pear.

Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; < MexSp < Nahuatl chayohtli
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cha·yo·te   (chä-yō'tā, -tě)   
n.   In both senses also called christophene; also called regionally mirliton.

  1. A tropical American perennial herbaceous vine (Sechium edule) having tendrils, tuberous roots, and a green, pear-shaped fruit cooked as a vegetable.

  2. The fruit of this plant.


[Spanish, from Nahuatl chayotli.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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