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sap·o·dil·la | \ ˌsa-pə-ˈdi-lə 
, -ˈdē-yə \
, -ˈdē-yə \Definition of sapodilla
: a tropical American evergreen tree (Manilkara zapota synonym Achras zapota of the family Sapotaceae, the sapodilla family) with hard reddish wood, a latex that yields chicle, and a rough-skinned brownish fruit with sweet flesh also : its fruit
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The first known use of sapodilla was in 1697
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