Definition of "sapote"

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

1. Sapotaceae species:

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

   2. Pouteria campechiana, yellow sapote, native to Mexico and Central America.  examples

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

   4. Pouteria viridis, green sapote, native to lowland southern Mexico.  examples

2. Ebenaceae species:

   1. Diospyros digyna, black sapote, from eastern Mexico south to Colombia.  examples

   2. Diospyros texana, chapote, is native to the lower Rio Grande valley region in Texas and Mexico.  examples

3. Rutaceae species:

   1. Casimiroa edulis, white sapote, native to northern and central Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala.  examples