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naseberry

naseberry


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sapodilla  \Sap`o*dil"la\,  n.  [Sp.  zapote,  sapotillo  zapotillo, 
  Mexican  cochit-zapotl.  Cf  {Sapota}.]  (Bot.) 
  A  tall,  evergeen,  tropical  American  tree  ({Achras  Sapota}); 
  also  its  edible  fruit,  the  sapodilla  plum.  [Written  also 
  {sapadillo},  {sappadillo},  {sappodilla},  and  {zapotilla}.] 
 
  {Sapodilla  plum}  (Bot.),  the  fruit  of  {Achras  Sapota}.  It  is 
  about  the  size  of  an  ordinary  quince,  having  a  rough, 
  brittle,  dull  brown  rind,  the  flesh  being  of  a  dirty 
  yellowish  white  color,  very  soft,  and  deliciously  sweet. 
  Called  also  {naseberry}.  It  is  eatable  only  when  it  begins 
  to  be  spotted,  and  is  much  used  in  desserts. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Naseberry  \Nase"ber`ry\,  n.  [Sp.  nispero  medlar  and  naseberry 
  tree,  fr  L.  mespilus.  See  {Medlar}.]  (Bot.) 
  A  tropical  fruit.  See  {Sapodilla}.  [Written  also  {nisberry}.]