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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A long-lived evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, native to the New World tropics.
2. 2
   tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp wordnet
3. 3
   The edible fruit of this tree.

   "They heard the flight of the bats as they attacked the ripe sapodillas at their feet."

4. 4
   large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

achras zapotachicozapotechikoochikoomanilkara zapotanaseberry

Example

More examples

"They heard the flight of the bats as they attacked the ripe sapodillas at their feet."

Etymology

From Spanish sapodilla, from Nahuatl tzapocuahuitl.

Related phrases

manilkara zapota

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