monk fruit

• monkfruit

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

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.