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sapota

(səˈpəʊtə) or

sapote

n
1. (Plants) (in tropical America) any of various different fruits
2. (Plants) another name for sapodilla
[C16: from Spanish zapote, from Nahuatl tsapotl; see sapodilla]
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Noun1.sapota - tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulpsapota - tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp
edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
Achras zapota, Manilkara zapota, sapodilla, sapodilla tree - large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras
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According to the DC approved price list of fruits, the rate of top quality banana was fixed for Rs90 per dozen, chikoo (sapota) Rs90, watermelon Rs35, peach Rs130, falsa (grewia) Rs190 and yellow melon Rs90.
In addition to above, a large area has been reserved for fruit orchards including Sapota (Chiku), Coconut, Papaya etc.
CAT activity has been reported in mamey sapote (Pouteria sapota) and pitahaya (Hylocereus undatus) in refrigeration and then transferred to room temperature, indicating that the activity of this enzyme can be increased or maintained with no change during ripening (ALIA et al., 2005; BALOIS-MORALES et al., 2008).
Type: Brazil, Pernambuco, Recife, Jardim Zoo Botanico-Dois Irmaos, ad folia viva Achras sapota, A.
[Rutaceae], mango, papaya, mamey (or sapote) (Puteria sapota Jacq.
Most of the vegetables are eaten along with seeds; however, there are a few in which the seeds are discarded such as pumpkin, sapota, and apple etc.
El 11 de enero de 2017 a las 07:35 horas la primera autora observo ocasionalmente a un individuo de tangara-azul gris vocalizando y perchando por unos segundos en un arbol de mamey (Pouteria sapota) en un patio de una vivienda particular ubicado al noroeste de la ciudad de Chilpancingo, Guerrero (17[grados] 33' 21.16" N, 99[grados] 31' 26.31" O; 1445 msnm).