Sechium edule

Translingual

Sechium edule fruit

Proper noun

Sechium edule n

A taxonomic species within the family Cucurbitaceae – chayote, a food plant originating in Central America, now cultivated worldwide in suitable climates.

Hypernyms

(species): Cucurbitaceae - family; Cucurbitoideae - subfamily; Sicyeae - tribe; Sicyinae - subtribe; Sechium - genus

Hyponyms

(species): Sechium edule subsp. edule, Sechium edule subsp. sylvestre - subspecies

References

Sechium edule on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sechium edule on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sechium edule on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Sechium edule on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Sechium edule at Encyclopedia of Life
Sechium edule at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Sechium edule at USDA Plants database
Sechium edule at Tropicos
Sechium edule at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Sechium+edule at The Plant List

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