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/choy oh"tee/, n.chayote.
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choyote
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choyote — 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
choyote — /choy oh tee/, n. chayote … Useful english dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
christophene — 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mirliton — 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sechium edule — 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vegetable pear — 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chayote — /chuy oh tee/, n. 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… … Universalium
