Sechium edule: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Chayota edulis (Jacq.) Jacq., Cucumis acutangulus Descourt., Sechium americanum Poir., Sechium chayota Jacq. ex Hemsl., Sicyos edulis Jacq., Sicyos laciniatus Descourt..
References regarding Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Species Plantarum
· Enumeratio Systematica Plantarum (1760)
· Flora Indiae Occidentalis
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1806)
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+19): Vegetable pear, Zucca centenaria, Yu yau, Perulero, Sechio, Yape, Gayota, Hayato-uri, Guisquil, Tsayote, Choyote, Choko, Pataste, Christophine, Pipinella, Guu yau, Madeira marrow, Cho-cho, Chow chow, Apa.
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