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Sapote

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

Sapote (/səˈpt, -, -ə/;[1][2][3] from Nahuatl: tzapotl[4]) is a term for a soft, edible fruit.[1] The word is incorporated into the common names of several unrelated fruit-bearing plants native to Mexico, Central America and northern parts of South America.[1][5] It is also known in Caribbean English as soapapple.[citation needed]

Species

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From Sapotaceae

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Some, but not all sapotes, come from the family Sapotaceae:[6]: 515, 519 

  • Sapodilla,[3][4] also called naseberry (Manilkara zapota) is native to Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Belize, and possibly El Salvador. The Sapotaceae were named after a synonym of this species.
  • Yellow sapote (Pouteria campechiana) is native to Mexico and Central America.
  • Mamey sapote (Pouteria sapota)[1][2] is from southern Mexico to northern South America.
  • Green sapote (Pouteria viridis) is native to lowland southern Mexico.

From other families

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "sapote". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
  2. ^ a b "sapote". WordReference.com Dictionary of English. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "sapote". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/OED/3396265629. Retrieved 2024-03-26. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  4. ^ a b Watson, George (April 1938). "Nahuatl Words in American English". American Speech. 13 (2): 113–114. doi:10.2307/451954. JSTOR 451954. tropical evergreen tree Achras sapota [...] sapote [...] derivative from Nahuatl tzapotl. The Spanish diminutive form gave English sapodilla in the same sense
  5. ^ a b Morton, Julia F. (1987). Chupa-Chupa. Miami, FL. pp. 291–292. ISBN 978-1626549722. Retrieved 26 March 2024 – via Purdue University Horticulture & Landscape Architecture.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ Small, Ernest (2011). Top 100 Exotic Food Plants. Boca Raton, Louisiana, USA: CRC Press. ISBN 9781439856888.
  7. ^ "Casimiroa edulis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-03-26.