- white sapota
- noun
also white sapote
: a Mexican and Central American tree (Casimiroa edulis) cultivated for its round pulpy edible fruit, styptic leaves, and narcotic seeds
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white sapota
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sapota — /səˈpoʊtə / (say suh pohtuh) noun → white sapote. Also, white sapota. {from earlier sapote} …
white sapote — noun see white sapota * * * a tropical American tree, Casimiroa edulis, of the rue family, having greenish, inconspicuous flowers and tomatolike fleshy fruit that is yellow on the inside and gray or yellowish green on the outside. Also called… … Useful english dictionary
Pouteria sapota — Abricó redirects here. This may also refer to the apricot (Prunus armeniaca). Mamey sapote Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
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},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
matasano — ˌmad.əˈsä(ˌ)nō noun ( s) Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish matar to kill + sano healthy person, from sano healthy, from Latin sanus more at matador, sane : white sapota … Useful english dictionary
List of English words from indigenous languages of the Americas — This is a list of English language words borrowed from indigenous languages of the Americas, either directly or through intermediate European languages such as Spanish or French. † indicates a link to a definition of the word. It does not cover… … Wikipedia
List of Bohol flora and fauna — The Philippines supports a rich and varied flora with close botanical connections to Indonesia and mainland Southeast Asia. Forests cover almost one half of the land area and are typically tropical, with the dominant family, Dipterocarpaceae,… … Wikipedia
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sapote — /seuh poh tee, tay/, n. 1. Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit. 2. the fruit of this tree. Also, sapota. Also called… … Universalium
