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sapote::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mammee, marmalade plum |
| Type of | edible fruit |
sapote::noun | Spocien Dictionary
tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | calocarpum zapota, mammee, marmalade tree, pouteria zapota |
| Type of | tree |
Examples of sapote
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The Aztecs achieved this flavor with sapote tree seeds and popcorn flower.
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A bottle of vanilla or black sapote port will not disappoint alongside fresh local seafood.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Someone plucked a green fruit from the white sapote tree to pass around, since the ranger called it a rarity.
From the signonsandiego.com
Besides, the theater gives him a rush that can only be equaled by, perhaps, the healthy fruiting of a white sapote.
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The most cold-hardy of the tropical fruit trees are white sapote, jaboticaba, avocado and cherry of the Rio Grande.
From the chron.com
Cut open white sapote and you'll find the custard-like fruit that fans adore as well as seeds that will grow if planted.
From the latimes.com
It is also known as zapote or sapote.
From the denverpost.com
Ed thinks the best tasting are lychee, sugar apple, white sapote, cherry of the Rio Grande and a couple of varieties of star fruit.
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Chambers sees lots of variations, which explains why the recommendation is to grow white sapote from seedlings, not from seeds.
From the latimes.com
- Marmalade tree: tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum
- Brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet
- Sapote (from Nahuatl tzapotl) is a term for a soft, edible fruit. The word is incorporated into the common names of several unrelated fruit-bearing plants native to Mexico, Central America, Indian and northern parts of South America.
- This tree, native to Mexico and Central America, is also called the "marmalade tree" or "sapota." It offers a sweet, edible fruit. "Sapote" is also used to refer to the "sapadilla tree."
