snake fruit

noun

snake fruit

noun

Etymology So named for its reddish-brown, scaly exterior, which resembles the skin of a snake.

1

Usually A tropical fruit produced by the palm species Salacca zalacca, native to Indonesia, characterized by its reddish-brown, scale-like rind.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.