Sapodilla Definition
săpə-dĭlə, -dēyə
noun
A tropical American evergreen tree (Achras zapota) of the sapodilla family, yielding chicle and having a brown, rough-skinned fruit with a sweet, yellowish pulp.
Webster's New World
The fruit.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Achras zapota
- manilkara-zapota
- sapodilla tree
- sapota
- sapodilla plum
adjective
Designating a large family (Sapotaceae, order Ebenales) of dicotyledonous, tropical trees and shrubs with a milky juice and sometimes edible fruits, including the balata, buckthorn, and marmalade tree.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Sapodilla
Noun
Singular:
sapodillaPlural:
sapodillasOrigin of Sapodilla
Spanish zapotillo diminutive of zapote sapodilla fruit from Nahuatl tzapotl
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Nahuatl tzapocuahuitl
From Wiktionary
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