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sapodilla

(sap′ə dil′ə)

noun

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
the fruit

Origin: 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

See sapodilla in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun In both senses also called naseberry.

An evergreen tree (Manilkara zapota) of Mexico and Central America, having latex that yields chicle and edible fruit with sweet yellow-brown flesh.
The fruit of this plant.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish zapotillo

Origin: , diminutive of zapote, sapodilla fruit

Origin: , from Nahuatl tzapotl

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