sapote

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sə pō′tē, -tā)


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sa•po•te  (sə pō′tē, -tā),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant BiologyAlso called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
  2. Plant Biologythe fruit of this tree.
Also, sapota. Also called mammee, marmalade plum. 
  • American Spanish; see sapota
  • 1550–60

'sapote' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
mammee - marmalade plum - marmalade tree - Mexican apple - white sapote - sapota

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