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Definition: Achras Sapota
Sapodilla
\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.]
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
Sapodilla
\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.]
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]