SAPODILLA

[sap.o.dil.la] n [Sp zapotillo, dim. of zapote sapodilla, fr. Nahuatl tzapotl] (1697): a tropical evergreen tree (Manilkara zapota syn. Achras zapota of the family Sapotaceae, the sapodilla family) with hard reddish wood, a latex that yields chicle, and a rough-skinned brownish edible fruit; also: its fruit