Look up: sechium

1. Sechium
   (Chayote, Christophine, Mirliton, Vegetable Pear) This is a semi-hardy perennial vine native to South America. It can grow up to 15 feet in the mid-South and up to 30 feet in the Southwest. The Chayote produces waxy-green, pear shaped fruits. Some are spiny and some are ridged. Other common names th...
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2. Sechium
   Se'chi·um noun [ New Latin : confer French séchion ; perhaps formed from Greek ... cucumber.] (Botany) The edible fruit of a West Indian plant ( Sechium edule ) of the Gourd family. It is soft, pear-shaped, and about four inches long...
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3. sechium
   <botany> 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. ... Origin: NL., cf. F. Sechion; perhaps formed fr. Gr. Cucu...
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4. Sechium
   • (n.) 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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5. Sechium
   `Sechium` is a genus in subtribe Sicyinea of the tribe Sicyeae of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae. Its best known member is the edible and widely cultivated Chayote.
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