monk fruit
monk fruit · monk fruits
The fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a herbaceous perennial vine of the gourd familyThe fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a herbaceous perennial vine of the gourd family.
Meaning
2 sensesThe fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a herbaceous perennial vine of the gourd family.
A sweetener extracted from the fruit.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From monk + fruit, calque of Chinese 羅漢果 /罗汉果 (luóhànguǒ), from 羅漢 /罗汉 (luóhàn, “arhat”) +From monk + fruit, calque of Chinese 羅漢果 /罗汉果 (luóhànguǒ), from 羅漢 /罗汉 (luóhàn, “arhat”) + 果 (guǒ, “fruit”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source