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sapodilla Definition

sapo·dilla (sap′ə dilə)

noun

  1. a tropical American evergreen tree (Achras zapota) of the sapodilla family, yielding chicle and having a brown, rough-skinned fruit with a sweet, yellowish pulp
  2. the fruit

Etymology: Sp zapotillo, dim. of zapote < Nahuatl tzapoλ

adjective

designating a large family (Sapotaceae, order Ebenales) of dicotyledonous, tropical trees and shrubs with a milky juice and sometimes edible fruits, including the balata, buckthorn, and marmalade tree

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