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naseberry

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nase⋅ber⋅ry

  [neyz-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
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–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)   
n.  See sapodilla.

[Alteration of Spanish néspera, from Latin mespila, medlar; see medlar.]
sap·o·dil·la   (sāp'ə-dĭl'ə, -dē'yə)   
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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