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Sapodilla
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What's The Definition Of Sapodilla?
[n] tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp
[n] large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras Synonyms | Synonyms for Sapodilla: Achras zapota | Manilkara zapota | sapodilla plum | sapodilla tree | sapota Related Terms | Find terms related to Sapodilla: See Also | Achras zapota | edible fruit | fruit tree | genus Manilkara | Manilkara | Manilkara zapota | sapodilla | sapodilla | sapodilla plum | sapodilla tree | sapota Sapodilla In Webster's Dictionary \Sap`o*dil"la\, n. [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.
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