sh a kind of fruit, which, though not very solid as food, yet aids much to the flavour of the cuisine. It has a large greenish shell (as it may be called) : inside of it are a number of seeds, attached to which by fibres is a quantity of yellowish white cakey powder, having a sweetish acid taste,… … Fruit of the Lima (Adawsonii Digitata). Natural length, about 9 inches.
Ethiopia -- Description and travel
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