a large tropical American evergreen tree, Achras zapota, the latex of which yields chicle
2. Also called: sapodilla plum
the edible brown rough-skinned fruit of this tree, which has a sweet yellowish pulp
Also called: naseberry, sapota
Word origin
C17: from Spanish zapotillo, diminutive of zapote sapodilla fruit, from Nahuatl tsapotl
sapodilla in American English
(ˌsæpəˈdɪlə)
noun
1.
a tropical American evergreen tree (Achras zapota) of the sapodilla family, yielding chicle and having a brown, rough-skinned fruitwith a sweet, yellowish pulp
2.
the fruit
adjective
3.
designating a large family (Sapotaceae, order Ebenales) of dicotyledonous, tropical trees andshrubs with a milky juice and sometimes edible fruits, including the balata, buckthorn, and marmalade tree