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chichipe

chichipe

9.9
A tall cactus from Mexico that looks like a tree and has red edible fruit
  • noun
  • US
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  • Local farmers harvest the chichipe fruit each season for use in traditional dishes.

Examples

  • The chichipe cactus stands tall against the desert landscape, its red fruits visible from afar.

  • The chichipe grows in arid regions of Mexico.

  • Botanists have studied the chichipe to understand its adaptation to arid environments.

  • Have you ever tasted a chichipe fruit?

  • Local farmers harvest the chichipe fruit each season for use in traditional dishes.

  • The chichipe cactus stands tall against the desert landscape, its red fruits visible from afar.

  • Botanists have studied the chichipe to understand its adaptation to arid environments.

Synonyms

cactus
vschichipe
69 1.8

A plant with thick stems that store water and sharp points, often in dry places

is a specific tall species from Mexico bearing edible red fruit
Lemaireocereus chichipe
vschichipe
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall tree-like cactus from Mexico with sweet red fruit

is the common everyday name rather than the scientific form

Compounds

Lemaireocereus chichipe
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall tree-like cactus from Mexico with sweet red fruit

How Tall

giant
878 1.0
chichipe
  • US
9.9
cactus
69 1.8

Surface Forms

chichipe singular
chichipes plural

Etymology

The word chichipe comes from a Native Mexican language where people used it as the name for a tall, tree-like cactus with bright red, edible fruit. A helpful image is a lone cactus in the desert covered in small red fruits called chichipe, which makes the name easy to remember. So chichipe today still means that particular cactus and its fruit.