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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