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
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.
• chikoo
• sapadillo
Source: Wiktionary
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
9 January 2025
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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