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nase⋅ber⋅ry

   [neyz-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
–noun, plural -ries.
1. the fruit of the sapodilla, Manilkara zapota.
2. the sapodilla tree.
Origin:
1690–1700; alter. (by folk etym.) of Sp or Pg néspera < L mespila medlar
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nase·ber·ry     (nāz'běr'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   See sapodilla.

[Alteration of Spanish néspera, from Latin mespila, medlar; see medlar.]
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sap·o·dil·la     (sāp'ə-dĭl'ə, -dē'yə)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   In both senses also called naseberry.
  1. An evergreen tree (Manilkara zapota) of Mexico and Central America, having latex that yields chicle and edible fruit with sweet yellow-brown flesh.
  2. The fruit of this plant.

[Spanish zapotillo, diminutive of zapote, sapodilla fruit, from Nahuatl tzapotl.]
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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.]

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