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Sechium
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) 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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sechium'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/sechium.html. 1828.