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- noun The tropical
fruit from thesapodilla tree. The fruit is 4–8 cm in diameter, has a fuzzy brown skin with very sweet earthy-brown flesh.
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Examples
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The valley is also known for the huge variety of native and introduced tropical fruits: Achras sapota, Manilkara achras, Chrysophyllum caimito, Pouteria cainito, Persea americana, Mammea americana, Anacardium occidentale, Carica papaya, Annona muricata, Manguifera indica and more.
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Achras sapota, Cedrela adorata, Rhedia edulis and Enterolobium cyclocarpum are common species; (b) Premontane Moist, which is very rich in species; (c) Premontane Rain with very rough topography; and (d) Lower Montane Rain where stands of Clusia spp. occur, sometimes mixed with a few other species (including palms).
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* Fruit of the sapodilla tree (Achras sapota); size of a small apple, rough-grained, yellow to greyish pulp.
On Eating Apples 2009
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These now include banana, coconut (Cocos nucifera), sweet potatoes, mango (Mangifera indica), chico (Pouteria sapota), yams, taro, millet, watermelon, and citrus and pineapples on more fertile islands.
Maldives-Lakshadweep-Chagos Archipelago tropical moist forests 2008
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I had a sapota shake instead and tofu fried rice -- very tasty.
New Vases 2007
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Mango & coconut yum, love the flavors. we have a local indian ice cream store which churns out of the best Indianized icecreams like Ghulkand, saffron and sapota.
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I had a sapota shake instead and tofu fried rice -- very tasty.
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I had a sapota shake instead and tofu fried rice -- very tasty.
Archive 2007-05-01 2007
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The Australian sapota fruit, Achras australis, BR.
Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales 2003
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Achras sapota, Sapodilla (4); Adansonia digitata, Baobob (8);
benzie commented on the word sapota
The tropical fruit from the sapodilla tree. The fruit is 4–8 cm in diameter, has a fuzzy brown skin with very sweet earthy-brown flesh.
October 26, 2021