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单词 chayote
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chayote

[ chahy-oh-tee ]
/ tʃaɪˈoʊ ti /

noun

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

Origin of chayote

1885–90, Americanism;<Mexican Spanish <Nahuatl chayohtli

Words nearby chayote

chavurah, chaw, chawk, chay, Chayefsky, chayote, chazan, chazerei, Ch.B., ChD, Ch.E.
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Example sentences from the Web for chayote

  • The chayote was not cultivated in Cayenne ten years ago.1353 Nothing indicates an ancient cultivation in Brazil.

    Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle

British Dictionary definitions for chayote

chayote
/ (tʃɑːˈjəʊteɪ, tʃaɪˈəʊtɪ) /

noun

a tropical American cucurbitaceous climbing plant, Sechium edule, that has edible pear-shaped fruit enclosing a single enormous seed
the fruit of this plant, which is cooked and eaten as a vegetable

Word Origin for chayote

from Spanish, from Nahuatl chayotli
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