SAPODILLA


Meaning of SAPODILLA in English

/sap'euh dil"euh/ , n.

1. a large evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, of tropical America, bearing an edible fruit and yielding chicle. Cf. sapodilla family .

2. Also called sapodilla plum . the fruit itself.

Also called sapota .

[ 1690-1700; zapotillo, equiv. to zapot ( e ) SAPOTA + -illo dim. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .