English-Thai Dictionary
sapodilla
N ต้นไม้ ขนาดใหญ่ จำพวก Achras zapota พบ ใน อเมริกา กลาง ให้ผล ไม้ ที่ กิน ได้
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SAPODILLA
Sap `o *dil "la, n. Etym: [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo, Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. Sapota. ] (Bot. )
Defn: A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree (Achras Sapota ); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. [Written also sapadillo, sappadilo, 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
sapodilla
sap o dil la |ˌsapəˈdilə ˌsæpəˈdɪlə | ▶noun a large, evergreen, tropical American tree that has edible fruit and hard, durable wood and yields chicle. [Manilkara zapota, family Sapotaceae. ] • (also sapodilla plum ) the sweet, brownish, bristly fruit of this tree. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Spanish zapotillo, diminutive of zapote, from Nahuatl tzápotl.
Oxford Dictionary
sapodilla
sapodilla |ˌsapəˈdɪlə | ▶noun a large evergreen tropical American tree which has edible fruit and hard durable wood and yields chicle. ●Manilkara zapota, family Sapotaceae. • (also sapodilla plum ) the sweet brownish bristly fruit of the sapodilla. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Spanish zapotillo, diminutive of zapote, from Nahuatl tzápotl.
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