| 单词 | chocho vine |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschocho vine The chayote, Sechium edule (also chocho vine); the edible, squash-like fruit of this plant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > of tropical America > other American fruit-plants guava1555 anchovy pear1657 river pear1696 sour-sop tree1696 monkey apple1750 stopper-berry tree1750 sour-sop1753 chocho1756 sweet plum1796 pequi1819 Spanish plum1823 jaboticaba1824 christophene1830 Quito orange1846 pepino1850 mountain mango1861 chayote1884 Suriname cherry1895 feijoa1898 choko1902 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 355 The Chocho Vine..is now cultivated in many places in Jamaica. 1812 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (ed. 6) I. 668 The indigenous vegetables are chocho, ocra, Lima bean..and sweet potatoe. 1882 Standard 14 Dec. 5/3 Clustering over an orange tree is the lovely chocho vine. 1887 Standard 16 Sept. 5/2 The chocho of Jamaica, the christophine of the French Antilles, the chuchu of Brazil, the..chayota, or vegetable pear of Madeira..is one of the most peculiar fruits of tropical America. 1933 C. McKay Banana Bottom iv. 53 Then followed stewed goat meat,..with an assortment of native vegetables,..bourbon-pink cocoes and fine mashed cho-chos. 1980 N.Y. Mag. 7 Apr. 60/3 I recently dined on..stuffed gratineed christophene, an elegant island vegetable (chocho on the English-speaking islands). 2008 Esquire Jan. 56/2 Try the Jamaican vegetable chocho.., which can be packed with punchy flavours such as spiced peppers. < as lemmas |
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