Sapodilla

Word SAPODILLA
Character 9
Hyphenation sap o dil la
Pronunciations /ˌsæpəˈdɪlə/

Definitions and meanings of "Sapodilla"

What do we mean by sapodilla?

An evergreen tree (Manilkara zapota) of Mexico and Central America, having latex that yields chicle and edible fruit with sweet yellow-brown flesh. noun

The fruit of this plant. noun

A large tree, Achras Sapota, native in tropical America, cultivated there and in other tropical regions for its fruit, the sapodilla or sapodilla-plum. noun

A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree (Achras Sapota); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. noun

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. noun

Manilkara zapota; a long-lived, evergreen tree native to the New World tropics. It is also known as Chickoo (also spelled "Chiku") in South Asia. noun

The fruit from the sapodilla tree. The fruit is 4-8 cm in diameter, has a fuzzy brown skin with earthy brown flesh. noun

Tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp noun

Large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras noun

Manilkara zapota, a long-lived evergreen tree native to the New World tropics.

The fruit from the sapodilla tree. The fruit is 4-8 cm in diameter, has a fuzzy brown skin with earthy brown flesh.

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The word "sapodilla" in example sentences

To teach your kids the value of rainforest products, stuff their stockings with Glee Gum's make-your-own-chewing-gum kit, an irresistible mess of sugar, syrup, flavoring, and chicle gum base from Central America's sapodilla trees. ❋ Unknown (2010)

* Fruit of the sapodilla tree (Achras sapota); size of a small apple, rough-grained, yellow to greyish pulp. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The players took fistfulls of wet sand to build a little hill to elevate their balls made of gutta percha, a material from the rubbery dried sap of sapodilla trees. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Bubble gum used to come from chicle, the latex of the sapodilla tree, also known for its sweet chico fruits. ❋ Adam Leith Gollner (2008)

However, the few areas that still contain moist forest assemblages also termed "Tropical Evergreen Forest" are characterized by tall trees reaching up to 30 meters (m), where the dominant species are: Mayan breadnut (Brosimum alicastrum), sapodilla (Manilkara zapota), rosadillo (Celtis monoica), Bursera simaruba, Dendropanax arboreus, and Sideroxylon capiri. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Oh! the many women with sapodilla skin in the harem of your mind! ❋ Greenintegerblog (2008)

He carried the pup to Jewel, who was standing beneath the sapodilla tree, and held it up to her. ❋ JOAN HIATT HARLOW (2007)

Jewel stayed around the sapodilla tree where Sharkey had buried Ruby. ❋ JOAN HIATT HARLOW (2007)

Europeans and North Americans chewed the relatively harsh resin of spruce trees; and the Maya chewed chicle, the latex of the sapodilla tree Achras sapote, ten centuries before it was commercialized in New York City. ❋ Harold McGee (2004)

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