SAPOTA
sapodilla, sapodilla plum, sapota
(noun) tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sapota (plural sapotas)
The tropical fruit from the sapodilla tree, Manilkara zapota. The fruit is 4–8 cm in diameter, has a fuzzy brown skin with very sweet earthy-brown flesh.
Sapote, the similar fruit of various other tropical and semi-tropical trees, such as Pouteria sapota.
Synonyms
• (fruit of Manilkara zapota): sapodilla
Source: Wiktionary
Sa*po"ta, n. Etym: [NL., from Sp. sapote, zapote. See Sapodilla.] (Bot.)
Definition: The sapodilla.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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