sapotaceous
[ sap-uh-tey-shuhs ]
/ ˌsæp əˈteɪ ʃəs /
adjective
belonging to the Sapotaceae, the sapodilla family of plants.
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Words nearby sapotaceous
sapor, sap orchard, saporific, saporous, sapota, sapotaceous, sapote, sappanwood, sapper, Sapphic, Sapphic ode
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Example sentences from the Web for sapotaceous
This sapotaceous plant attains a great size in Guiana and affords a dense, close-grained, valuable timber.
British Dictionary definitions for sapotaceous
sapotaceous
/ (ˌsæpəˈteɪʃəs) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Sapotaceae, a family of leathery-leaved tropical plants: includes the gutta-percha and balata trees, sapodilla, and shea
Word Origin for sapotaceous
C19: from New Latin sapota sapota
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