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/sap'euh tay"sheuhs/, adj.belonging to the Sapotaceae, the sapodilla family of plants. Cf. sapodilla family.
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Sapotaceous — Sap o*ta ceous, a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order ({Sapotace[ae]}) of (mostly tropical) trees and shrubs, including the star apple, the Lucuma, or natural marmalade tree, the gutta percha tree ({Isonandra}), and the India mahwa, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sapotaceous — adjective see sapotaceae * * * /sap euh tay sheuhs/, adj. belonging to the Sapotaceae, the sapodilla family of plants. Cf. sapodilla family. [1835 45; < NL Sapotace(ae) name of the family (see SAPOTA, ACEAE) + OUS] * * * sapotāˈceous adjective … Useful english dictionary
sapotaceous — sap·o·ta·ceous … English syllables
sapotaceous — /sæpəˈteɪʃəs/ (say sapuh tayshuhs) adjective belonging to the Sapotaceae, or sapodilla family of plants …
also its milky juice — Balata Bal a*ta, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.] 1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree ({Bumelia retusa}). [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. The bully tree ({Minusops globosa}); also, its milky juice ({); also, its milky juice (}), which when dried… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Balata — Bal a*ta, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.] 1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree ({Bumelia retusa}). [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. The bully tree ({Minusops globosa}); also, its milky juice ({); also, its milky juice (}), which when dried constitutes an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bassia butyracea — Mahwa tree Mah wa tree (Bot.) An East Indian sapotaceous tree ({Bassia latifolia}, and also {Bassia butyracea}), whose timber is used for wagon wheels, and the flowers for food and in preparing an intoxicating drink. It is one of the butter trees … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bassia latifolia — Mahwa tree Mah wa tree (Bot.) An East Indian sapotaceous tree ({Bassia latifolia}, and also {Bassia butyracea}), whose timber is used for wagon wheels, and the flowers for food and in preparing an intoxicating drink. It is one of the butter trees … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bassia Parkii — Shea tree She a tree (Bot.) An African sapotaceous tree ({Bassia Parkii} syn. {Butyrospermum Parkii}), from the seeds of which a substance resembling butter is obtained; the African butter tree. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bumelia retusa — Balata Bal a*ta, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.] 1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree ({Bumelia retusa}). [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. The bully tree ({Minusops globosa}); also, its milky juice ({); also, its milky juice (}), which when dried… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
