sapotaceous,a.Bot.|sæpəʊˈteɪʃəs| [f.mod.L. Sapotāce-æ (f. sapota): see -aceous.] Of or pertaining to, or characteristic of the Sapotaceæ, a N.O. of gamopetalous plants typified by the Achras (formerly Sapota). 1845G. Don in Encycl.Metrop. VI. 178*/1.