monkfruitとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

名詞

monkfruit (plural monkfruit)

1. The fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a herbaceous perennial vine of the gourd family.
2. A sweetener extracted from the fruit.

別の表記

• monkfruit

語源

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

名詞

monk fruit (plural monk fruits)

1. The fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a herbaceous perennial vine of the gourd family.
2. A sweetener extracted from the fruit.