单词 | black sapote |
释义 | > as lemmasblack sapote black sapote n. the edible fruit of a kind of evergreen ebony tree, Diospyros digyna, with white flesh which turns dark brown when ripe; (also) the tree which bears this fruit, native to Mexico and Central America. ΚΠ 1872 Rep. Explor. & Surv. Ship-canal (U.S. Navy Dept.) 120 The black sapote is a delicious fruit, resembles the apricot, except that its skin is of a rusty color, and the central seed is very large and black. 1920 W. Popenoe Man. Trop. & Subtrop. Fruits xi. 370 In the Mexican lowlands the black sapote, if grown on deep, rich, and moist soil, becomes a large and handsome tree. 2007 Seattle (Washington) Post-Intelligencer (Nexis) 10 Mar. 13 What sets the black sapote apart from any other fruit I know is its light but distinct chocolate flavor. < as lemmas |
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