: any of several roundish or ovoid sweet soft-fleshed fruits of Mexican and Central American trees: such as
a
: the green- or yellow-skinned fruit of a tree (Casimiroa edulis) of the rue family with white or yellow flesh
b
: the green-skinned fruit of a persimmon (Diospyros nigra synonym D. digyna) with brown or blackish flesh
c
: the coarse brown-skinned fruit of a tree (Pouteria sapota synonym Calocarpum sapota) of the sapodilla family with orange or reddish flesh
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“Sapote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sapote. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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