Definitions for sapodilla

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sapodilla sap·o·dil·la

Spelling: [sap-uh-dil-uh]

IPA: /ˌsæp əˈdɪl ə/

Sapodilla is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 334 anagrams from letters in sapodilla (aadillops).

Definitions for sapodilla

noun

1. a large evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, of tropical America, bearing an edible fruit and yielding chicle. Compare sapodilla family.
2. Also called sapodilla plum. the fruit itself.

Origin of sapodilla

1690-1700; Spanish zapotillo, equivalent to zapot(e) sapota + -illo diminutive suffix

Examples for sapodilla

The sapodilla is the most esteemed of the order Sapotaceæ, and one of the best of tropical fruits.

In the hands of some he saw the white gleam of sapodilla axe handles.

These are usually Santa Maria, chichem, sapodilla, or some hardwood.

The sapodilla is a plum-colored fruit with seeds in a gelatinous mass.

One was the mamaei, which was about as large as a peach, and the other the sapodilla, fruit of the color of a plum.