/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 ]