Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants consisting of a single species, A. Sapota, of the natural order Sapotaceæ. It is an evergreen tree, with thick shining leaves and milky juice, a native of tropical America, and is often cultivated for its edible fruit, the sapodilla or sapodilla plum. Its bark (Jamaica bark) is astringent and is used as a febrifuge; the seeds are aperient and diuretic.
- noun A genus of coleopterous insects.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit.
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- noun tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit
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Examples
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The valley is also known for the huge variety of native and introduced tropical fruits: Achras sapota, Manilkara achras, Chrysophyllum caimito, Pouteria cainito, Persea americana, Mammea americana, Anacardium occidentale, Carica papaya, Annona muricata, Manguifera indica and more.
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[683] A coined word, derived from [Greek: _achras_], a wild pear.
The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 446? BC-385? BC Aristophanes
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That which has attracted your attention -- the _Sapota achras_ -- is especially well known.
Aventures d'un jeune naturaliste. English Lucien Biart 1863
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The Delta, formed by the bifurcation of the first of these rivers, is a fertile plain covered with Mammees, Sapotas (achras), plantains, and other plants cultivated in the gardens or charas of the
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Mammees, Sapotas (achras), plantains, and other plants cultivated in the gardens or charas of the Indians.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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