Found 2 items, similar to sapodilla.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sapodilla
sapodilla
n 1: large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and
edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras [syn:
sapodilla tree
,
Manilkara zapota,
Achras zapota]
2: tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet
brownish pulp [syn:
sapodilla plum,
sapota]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sapodilla
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]