Sē’chi-ŭm, n.

(sē'kĭ-ŭm), n. [N. Lat., Fr. séchien, probably made from Gr. σίκυος, cucumber.] (Bot.) The fruit of a South American vegetable (Sechium edulis, or Siegos edulis). In size and form it resembles a large bell-pear, and is eaten like the squash.