/ser"euh meuhn, ser'euh man", -mahn"/ , n. , pl. cerimans .
1. a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
2. the greenish-yellow, edible, sweet fruit of this plant. Also called false breadfruit .
[ 1870-75; ]