sap|o|dil|la

sap|o|dil|la
sap|o|dil|la «SAP uh DIHL uh», noun.
1. a large evergreen tree of tropical America that yields chicle and bears large, brownish berries that taste like pears; mammee; sapota; naseberry.
2. its fruit.
[< Mexican Spanish zapotilla (diminutive) < zapote; see etym. under sapota (Cf.sapota)]

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