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Sapodilla

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Sapodilla has 2 senses

sapodilla(n = noun.plant) achras zapota, manilkara zapota, sapodilla tree - large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras; Array

has parts: sapodilla, sapodilla plum, sapota

is a kind of fruit tree

is a part of genus manilkara, manilkara

sapodilla(n = noun.food) sapodilla plum, sapota - tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp; Array

is a kind of edible fruit

is a part of achras zapota, manilkara zapota, sapodilla, sapodilla tree

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Sapodilla, n. [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo, Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. Sapota.].

A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree (Achras Sapota); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. [1913 Webster]

Sapodilla plum (Bot.), the fruit of Achras Sapota. It is about the size of an ordinary quince, having a rough, brittle, dull brown rind, the flesh being of a dirty yellowish white color, very soft, and deliciously sweet. Called also naseberry. It is eatable only when it begins to be spotted, and is much used in desserts.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

Sapodilla, n. a large evergreen tropical American tree, Manilkara zapota, with edible fruit and durable wood, and sap from which chicle is obtained.

Idiom

sapodilla plum the fruit of this tree.

Etymology

Sp. zapotillo dimin. of zapote f. Aztec tz{aacute}potl

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