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- Chinese · calque of羅漢果 /罗汉果
- English todaymonk fruit
From monk + fruit, calque of Chinese 羅漢果 /罗汉果 (luóhànguǒ), from 羅漢 /罗汉 (luóhàn, “arhat”) + 果 (guǒ, “fruit”).
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monk fruit
Today it means: The fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a herbaceous perennial vine of the gourd family. Full definition →
Chinese 羅漢果 /罗汉果