christophine
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• noun
The pale-green, pear-shaped, furrowed edible fruit of the tropical gourd vine Sechium edule (in the family Cucurbitaceae), native to Mesoamerica and widely grown across the Caribbean.
"At the local market in Trinidad, we bought several fresh christophines to slice into our salad."
The crisp, mild-flavored flesh of the Sechium edule fruit, prepared and eaten as a culinary vegetable in Caribbean and Creole cuisine, often boiled, stuffed, or baked in a gratin.
"She prepared a creamy christophine gratin topped with breadcrumbs and grated cheese for Sunday dinner."
The perennial tropical climbing vine (Sechium edule) of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae that bears this fruit, native to central Mexico and Central America.
"The vigorous christophine vine quickly covered the garden trellis with its broad, three-lobed leaves."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from French Antilles Creole and French christophine, believed to be named after Christopher Columbus or the Caribbean island of Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts), where the plant was cultivated by French colonists.
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