sapotaceous

American

[sap-uh-tey-shuhs] / ˌsæp əˈteɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Sapotaceae, the sapodilla family of plants.

sapotaceous British

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of sapotaceous

1835–45; < New Latin Sapotace ( ae ) name of the family ( see sapota, -aceae) + -ous

Example Sentences

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This sapotaceous plant attains a great size in Guiana and affords a dense, close-grained, valuable timber.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

Lucuma mammosum.—This sapotaceous plant is cultivated for its fruit, which is called marmalade, on account of its containing a thick agreeably flavored pulp, bearing some resemblance in appearance and taste to quince marmalade.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

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