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cha·yo·te

(chä-yō′tā, -tĕ)

1. A tropical American perennial vine (Sechium edule) having tuberous roots and cultivated for its green, pear-shaped fruit.

2. The fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable. In both senses also called christophine; also called regionally mirliton.

[Spanish, from Nahuatl chayohtli.]

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chayote

(tʃɑːˈjəʊteɪ; tʃaɪˈəʊtɪ)

1. (Plants) a tropical American cucurbitaceous climbing plant, Sechium edule, that has edible pear-shaped fruit enclosing a single enormous seed

2. (Cookery) the fruit of this plant, which is cooked and eaten as a vegetable

[from Spanish, from Nahuatl chayotli]

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