chayote

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Definition von chayote im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

The fruit of this plant

A tropical American perennial herbaceous vine having tendrils, tuberous roots, and a green, pear-shaped fruit cooked as a vegetable

(Botanik, Bitkibilim) The chayote (Sechium edule), also known as choko, or christophine is an edible plant, which belongs to the gourd family Cucurbitaceae along with melons, cucumbers and squash

Once the principal food of the Aztecs and the Mayas this pear shaped gourd is grown in Florida, California, and Louisiana

pale green gourdlike fruit used as a vegetable in Southwestern cooking; white, bland flesh can be prepared in any way suitable for summer squash

This gourd-like fruit has a bland white flesh Chayotes can be prepared in any way suitable for summer squash It is a good source of potassium

An edible member of the gourd family, they have a flavor similar to a squash In Cajun cooking,called mirlitons

Tendril-bearing perennial vine (Sechium edule) of the gourd family, native to the New World tropics, where it is widely cultivated for its edible fruits. Chayote also is grown as an annual plant in temperate climates. The fast-growing vine bears small, white flowers and green or white pear-shaped fruits with furrows. Each fruit contains one seed. The fruits are eaten cooked or raw, and the young root tubers are prepared like potatoes

chah-YOH-teh a green squash also referred to as a "vegetable pear"

vegetable pear

Silbentrennung

cha·yo·te

Etymologie

[ chI-'yO-tE, chE-, -(")tA ] (noun.) 1887. From Nahuatl chayotl.