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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of gourds, of the order Cucurbitaceæ and tribe Sieyoideæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) The edible fruit of a West Indian plant (
Sechium edule ) of the Gourd family. It is soft, pear-shaped, and about four inches long, and contains a single large seed. The root of the plant resembles a yam, and is used for food.
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