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Definition of Achras Sapota

Achras Sapota
Sapodilla Sap`o*dil"la, n. [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo, Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. Sapota.] (Bot.) A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree (Achras Sapota); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. [Written also sapadillo, sappadillo, sappodilla, and zapotilla.] Sapodilla plum (Bot.), the fruit of Achras Sapota. It is about the size of an ordinary quince, having a rough, brittle, dull brown rind, the flesh being of a dirty yellowish white color, very soft, and deliciously sweet. Called also naseberry. It is eatable only when it begins to be spotted, and is much used in desserts.
Achras Sapota
Sapodilla Sap`o*dil"la, n. [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo, Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. Sapota.] (Bot.) A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree (Achras Sapota); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. [Written also sapadillo, sappadillo, sappodilla, and zapotilla.] Sapodilla plum (Bot.), the fruit of Achras Sapota. It is about the size of an ordinary quince, having a rough, brittle, dull brown rind, the flesh being of a dirty yellowish white color, very soft, and deliciously sweet. Called also naseberry. It is eatable only when it begins to be spotted, and is much used in desserts.

Meaning of Achras Sapota from wikipedia

- Arnold Achras sapota L. [Spelling variant] Achras striata (Gilly) Lundell Achras tabogaensis (Gilly) Lundell Achras tainteriana Lundell Achras tchicoomame...
- identified several new carotenoids from the ripe fruit. Achras mammosa Bonpl. ex Miq. nom. illeg. Achras zapota var. major Jacq. B****ia jussaei Griseb. B****ia...
- 113–114. doi:10.2307/451954. JSTOR 451954. tropical evergreen tree Achras sapota [...] sapote [...] derivative from Nahuatl tzapotl. The Spanish diminutive...
- Gracillariidae. It is known from India and Thailand. The larvae feed on Achras sapota and Manilkara zapota. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant...
- [failed verification] It is found in the Philippines. The larvae feed on Achras sapota. They feed on the flowers, causing them to drop. Beccaloni, George;...
- dark ashy grey and the hindwings are yellowish. The larvae feed on Achras sapota. They damage the inflorescence of their host plant, preferring to feed...
- Anacardium occidentale, Lannea coromandelica, Semecarpus anacardium, Achras sapota, Madhuca indica, Madhuca latifolia and Manilkara zapota. They probably...
- larvae only feed on young leaves of B****ia, Mimusops, Sideroxylon and Achras sapota. They live on the undersides of the leaves of their host-plant. They...
- (Banisia myrsusalis elearalis) (Lepidoptera: Thyrididae), a pest of sapota (Achras zapota), Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Volume 63 (1993),...
- Latinised by Linnaeus as sapota, a name now treated as a synonym of Manilkara (also formerly known by the invalid name Achras). 63 genera are currently...