sapote

Other forms: sapotes

Definitions of sapote

1. noun

   tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum
   synonyms: Calocarpum zapota, Pouteria zapota, mammee, marmalade tree

   type of:

   tree

   a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
2. noun

   brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet
   synonyms: mammee, marmalade plum

   type of:

   edible fruit

   edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh