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noun
The tropical fruit from the sapodilla tree, Manilkara zapota. The fruit is 4–8 cm in diameter, has a fuzzy brown skin with very sweet earthy-brown flesh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Sapote, the similar fruit of various other tropical and semi-tropical trees, such as Pouteria sapota.
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noun
tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sapodilla, sapodilla plum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: edible fruit
History
Latinization of Nahuatl tzapocuahuitl (“Manilkara zapota, sapodilla”)
Across languages
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