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Sapodilla

Sapˊo-dil′la

,
Noun.
[Sp.
zapote
,
sapotillo
,
zapotillo
, Mexican
cochit-zapotl
. Cf.
Sapota
.]
(Bot.)
A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree (
Achras Sapota
); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum.
[Written also
sapadillo
,
sappadillo
,
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.

Definition 2024


sapodilla

sapodilla

English

Noun

sapodilla (plural sapodillas)

  1. Manilkara zapota, a long-lived evergreen tree native to the New World tropics.
  2. The fruit from the sapodilla tree. The fruit is 4-8 cm in diameter, has a fuzzy brown skin with earthy brown flesh.

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