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sapodilla

sap.o.dil.la \.sap-*-'dil-*, -'de--(y)*\ n [Sp zapotillo, dim. of zapote 
   sapodilla - more at SAPOTA] : a tropical evergreen tree (Achras zapota of 
   the family Sapotaceae,  the sapodilla family) with hard reddish wood, a 
   latex that yields chicle, and a rough-skinned brownish edible fruit; also : 
   its fruit