SAPODILLA

sapodilla, sapodilla plum, sapota

(noun) tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp

sapodilla, sapodilla tree, Manilkara zapota, Achras zapota

(noun) large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

sapodilla (plural sapodillas)

Manilkara zapota, a long-lived evergreen tree native to the New World tropics.

The fruit from the sapodilla tree. The fruit is 4-8 cm in diameter, has a fuzzy brown skin with earthy brown flesh.

Synonyms

• chikoo

Anagrams

• sapadillo

Source: Wiktionary

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Sap`o*dil"la, n. Etym: [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo, Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. Sapota.] (Bot.)

Definition: A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree (Achras Sapota); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. [Written also sapadillo, sappadilo, sappodilla, and zapotilla.] 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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