the rounded or pear-shaped fruit of a West Indian annual vine (Sechium edule) of the cucumber family that is widely cultivated as a vegetable. The plant bearing the chayote.
Maades, kus mehhiko kurki viljeldakse, kasutatakse toiduks mitte ainult vilju, vaid ka võrseid (nagu sparglit) ja lehti (nagu spinatit), samuti tärkliserikkaid mugulataolisi kõrvaljuuri (nagu kartulit).
