sapotaceous

[ sap-uh-tey-shuhs ]

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

Origin of sapotaceous

1
1835–45; <New Latin Sapotace(ae) name of the family (see sapota, -aceae) + -ous

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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

Origin of sapotaceous

1
C19: from New Latin sapota sapota

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