sap·o·dil·la 
(săp′ə-dĭlə, -dēyə)
(săp′ə-dĭlə, -dēyə)n.
1. An evergreen tree (Manilkara zapota) of Mexico and Central America, having latex that yields chicle and edible fruit with sweet yellow-brown flesh.
2. The fruit of this plant.
[Spanish zapotillo, diminutive of zapote, sapodilla fruit, from Nahuatl tzapotl.]