ETYM Spanish zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo, Mexican cochit-zapotl. Related to Sapota.
1. Large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras; SYN. sapodilla tree, Manilkara zapota, Achras zapota.
2. Tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp; SYN. sapodilla plum, sapota.
Large tropical evergreen chicle-yielding tree; naseberry.