sapodilla : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sapodilla	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for sapodilla
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sapodilla n large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras Synonym(s): sapodilla, sapodilla tree, Manilkara zapota, Achras zapota tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp Synonym(s): sapodilla, sapodilla plum, sapota
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sapodilla \Sap`odil"la\, n. [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo, Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. {Sapota}.] (Bot.) A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree ({Achras Sapota}); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla* plum. [Written also {sapadillo}, {sappadillo}, {sappodilla}, and {zapotilla}.] {Sapodilla plum} (Bot.), 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.