Plant Identification Learning Module:
Vegetables
Chayote (Sechium edule)
This is a vigorous, climbing vine with leaves that resemble cucumber. The light-green pear-shaped fruit can weight as much as 2-3 pound (average is 8 ounces). Each fruit contains a single flat edible seed. Fruits are slightly flattened, sometimes grooved and prickly, but usually smooth.
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