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sapotaceous
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sapotaceous, a.
Of or pertaining to a natural order (Sapotaceæ ) 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 well as the sapodilla, or sapota, after which the order is named. [1913 Webster]
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