See Also: sechium(medicine)

lusophone (iou) and sechium (medicine)


lusophone (iou)



lusophone adjective. L20.
[from LUSO- + -PHONE.]
Portuguese-speaking.

sechium (medicine)


sechium
<botany> 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.

Origin: NL., cf. F. Sechion; perhaps formed fr. Gr. Cucumber.

Source: Websters Dictionary