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noun, feminine

christophine

/kʁis.tɔ.fin/

noun, feminine/kʁis.tɔ.fin/plural: christophines

chayote, christophine (Sechium edule)

Synonyms: chayotte, chouchou, chouchoute, mirliton

From Christophe + -ine, referring to the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts where the plant is endemic. Attested as cristophine from 1827.