achras
noun
ach·ras
ˈa-krəs,
-ˌkras
1
capitalized : a monotypic genus of tropical American trees (family Sapotaceae) having papery leaves and small white flowers followed by a large one-seeded fruit
2
: sapodilla
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, a wild pear tree (probably Pyrus amygdaliformis), from Greek; akin to Albanian dardhe pear tree
First Known Use
1760, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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