इस्‍कुसis‍kusnइस्‍कुस, करेलाa kind of squash ("chayote") common in South AsiaThe fruit has a prickly green skin, it is ripe in fall, keeps well. It is boiled whole or cut up and cooked as a vegetable. The leaves are cooked and eaten during summer. In winter, after the vine has dried up the root is dug out, partially cut and cooked as potatoesDoscerea alate