Sapote

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Sapote
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TypeFruit
Region or stateSouthern Mexico, Central America and northern parts of South America

Sapote (from Nahuatl tzapotl) [1] is a term for a soft, edible fruit. The word is incorporated into the common names of several unrelated fruit-bearing plants native to southern Mexico, Central America and northern parts of South America. It is also known in Caribbean English as soapapple.

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Sapotaceae

Some but not all sapotes come from the family Sapotaceae:

Ebenaceae

Sapotes from the family Ebenaceae include:

Other sapote

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References

  1. Watson, George (April 1938). "Nahuatl Words in American English". American Speech. 13 (2): 113–114. doi:10.2307/451954. JSTOR   451954.
  2. "Casimiroa edulis". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 2009-03-26.