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monk fruit

noun

Etymology

From monk + fruit, calque of Chinese 羅漢果 /罗汉果 (luóhànguǒ), from 羅漢 /罗汉 (luóhàn, “arhat”) + 果 (guǒ, “fruit”).

  1. calqued from 羅漢果

Definitions

  1. The fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a herbaceous perennial vine of the gourd family.

  2. A sweetener extracted from the fruit.

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