christophenen.

Brit.

/ˈkrɪstəfiːn/, U.S.

/ˈkrɪstəˌfin/

Forms:

α. 1800s– christophine, 1800s– cristophine.

β. 1800s– christophene, 1800s– cristophene.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French cristophine.

Etymology: < French cristophine (1827 or earlier), christophine (1829 or earlier) < the name of the island of Saint Cristophe , Saint Christopher Island (Saint Kitts) to which the plant and its fruit are endemic + -ine -ine suffix⁴. In β. forms with remodelling of the ending after -ene suffix, which is homophonous with -ine suffix⁴.

The chayote, Sechium edule; the edible, squash-like fruit of this plant.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > gourd > [noun] > other gourds

anguria1551

acorn squash1824

christophene1830

turban gourd1884

calabaza1970

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > gourd > other gourds

anguria1551

christophene1830

turban gourd1884

pie melon1907

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

1830 J. D. Maycock Flora Barbadensis App. II. 424 Christophine. Sechium edule.

1845 H. Capadose Sixteen Years in West Indies II. iv. 94 The market is well supplied with all the European fruits and vegetables; besides those peculiar to the country and the tropics;..the Christophine, generally so rare, is here seen in immense heaps.

1896 C. M. G. Morris Cultiv. of Fruits & Veg. Export Trade 7 The Cho-cho, known also as the Gombo and Christophine, is a useful vegetable resembling a vegetable marrow but with a single seed.

1986 Ambio 15 88/3 Intercropping a number of tree crops..with root crops such as dasheen, tannia, sweet potato, and christophene is helping to increase returns from agricultural production.

2011 @SeanChercover 4 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 17 June 2019) I have made baked christophene for dinner, and it is exceedingly tasty.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	christophene
释义	christophenen. Brit. /ˈkrɪstəfiːn/, U.S. /ˈkrɪstəˌfin/ Forms: α. 1800s– christophine, 1800s– cristophine. β. 1800s– christophene, 1800s– cristophene. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French cristophine. Etymology: < French cristophine (1827 or earlier), christophine (1829 or earlier) < the name of the island of Saint Cristophe , Saint Christopher Island (Saint Kitts) to which the plant and its fruit are endemic + -ine -ine suffix⁴. In β. forms with remodelling of the ending after -ene suffix, which is homophonous with -ine suffix⁴. The chayote, Sechium edule; the edible, squash-like fruit of this plant. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > gourd > [noun] > other gourds anguria1551 acorn squash1824 christophene1830 turban gourd1884 calabaza1970 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > gourd > other gourds anguria1551 christophene1830 turban gourd1884 pie melon1907 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 1830 J. D. Maycock Flora Barbadensis App. II. 424 Christophine. Sechium edule. 1845 H. Capadose Sixteen Years in West Indies II. iv. 94 The market is well supplied with all the European fruits and vegetables; besides those peculiar to the country and the tropics;..the Christophine, generally so rare, is here seen in immense heaps. 1896 C. M. G. Morris Cultiv. of Fruits & Veg. Export Trade 7 The Cho-cho, known also as the Gombo and Christophine, is a useful vegetable resembling a vegetable marrow but with a single seed. 1986 Ambio 15 88/3 Intercropping a number of tree crops..with root crops such as dasheen, tannia, sweet potato, and christophene is helping to increase returns from agricultural production. 2011 @SeanChercover 4 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 17 June 2019) I have made baked christophene for dinner, and it is exceedingly tasty. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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