Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
zapote . - noun A former genus of gamopetalous plants, type of the order Sapotaceæ, now called
Achras (Linnæus, 1737). See Achras, naseberry, and sapodilla. - noun [lowercase] The sapodilla-plum.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) The sapodilla.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp
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Down south (of India), they are also called Sapota.
Archive 2006-01-01 bilbo 2006
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Down south (of India), they are also called Sapota.
Wkend brunch- bagel, eggs and peas. bilbo 2006
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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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