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|genus=Sechium
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'''''Sechium''''' is a genus in subtribe Sicyinea of the tribe Sicyeae of the [[gourd]] family [[Cucurbitaceae]].
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Sechium (probably from the Greek sekos, "to fatten in a fold," because it was fed to hogs). Cucurbitaceae. A climbing sparsely hairy herb, with perennial tuberous roots, grown in tropical and subtropical regions for its large fruits, which somewhat resemble the summer squash in use and character.
Sechium (probably from the Greek sekos, "to fatten in a fold," because it was fed to hogs). Cucurbitaceae. A climbing sparsely hairy herb, with perennial tuberous roots, grown in tropical and subtropical regions for its large fruits, which somewhat resemble the summer squash in use and character.
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==Species==
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''S.chinantlense'' <br>
''S.compositum'' <br>
''S. edule'' - [[chayote]]<br>
''S.hintonii'' <br>
''S.pittieri'' <br>
''S.venosum''
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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