ceriman

[ ser-uh-muhn, ser-uh-man, -mahn ]

/ ˈsɛr ə mən, ˌsɛr əˈmæn, -ˈmɑn /

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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.

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Also called false breadfruit.

Origin of ceriman

Borrowed into English from Latin American Spanish around 1870–75

Words nearby ceriman

Cerf, ceria, ceric, ceric oxide, ceriferous, ceriman, cerinic acid, cerise, cerium, cerium metal, cerium metals