Noun

(en noun)

The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.

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# Sapotaceae species:

## Manilkara zapota , sapodilla, naseberry, native to Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Belize, and possibly El Salvador.

## , yellow sapote, native to Mexico and Central America.

## Pouteria sapota , mamey sapote, from southern Mexico to northern South America.

## , green sapote, native to lowland southern Mexico.

# Ebenaceae species:

## , black sapote, from eastern Mexico south to Colombia.

## , chapote, is native to the lower Rio Grande valley region in Texas and Mexico.

# Rutaceae species:

## , white sapote, native to northern and central Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala.