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

Synonyms:

Manilkara zapota, sapodilla tree, sapota, sapodilla plum, Achras Zapota

Usage examples:

• The vivid but pale and delicate green of the ocean water; the slender, fern- headed cocoanut- palms which stand in clumps here and there along the streets; the feathery Australian pines and dark- green Indian laurels which shade the naval storehouse and the Marine Hospital; the masses of tamarind, almond, sapodilla, wild- fig, banana, and cork- tree foliage in the yards of the white, veranda- belted houses; the Spanish and Cuban types on the piers and in front of the hotels; the unfamiliar language which strikes the ear at almost every step- all suggest a tropical environment and Spanish, rather than American, influences and characteristics. - "Campaigning in Cuba", George Kennan.
• Shiela appeared in sight among the roses across the lawn; and, as Mr. Cardross came out on the terrace to light his after- breakfast cigar, Hamil disappeared in the direction of the garden where Shiela now stood under the bougainvillia, leisurely biting into a sapodilla. - "The Firing Line", Robert W. Chambers.