ceriman

[ser-uh-muh n, ser-uh-man, -mahn]

noun, plural cer·i·mans.

a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
the greenish-yellow, edible, sweet fruit of this plant.

Origin of ceriman

Borrowed into English from American Spanish around 1870–75

Also called false breadfruit.

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