sapotaceous

[ sap-uh-tey-shuhs ]

adjective

1. belonging to the Sapotaceae, the sapodilla family of plants.

sapotaceous

/ ˌsæpəˈteɪʃəs /

adjective

1. 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 History and Origins

Origin of sapotaceous¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sapotaceous¹

C19: from New Latin sapota sapota

Example Sentences

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

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