ə̇ˈlämə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl ilama tzapotl, from ilamatl old woman + tzapotl sapodilla; from the fancied resemblance of the fruit to an old woman's head
1. : a tropical American tree ( Annona diversifolia ) grown in the southern United States that has a whitish fruit with pinkish tinge
2. : the fruit of the ilama