Sap`o*dil"la (?), n. [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo, Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. Sapota.] Bot.
A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree (Achras Sapota); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum.
[Written also
sapadillo,
sappadilo,
sappodilla, and
zapotilla.]
Sapodilla plum Bot., the fruit of Achras Sapota. It is about the size of an ordinary quince, having a rough, brittle, dull brown rind, the flesh being of a dirty yellowish white color, very soft, and deliciously sweet. Called also naseberry. It is eatable only when it begins to be spotted, and is much used in desserts.
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