Manilkara zapota (L.) P.Royen

Sapotaceae (sapota family) » Manilkara zapota

 

man-il-KAR-uh -- Latinized form of the S. American vernacular name for Malabar

zuh-POH-tuh -- from the S. American vernacular name sapota

 

commonly known as: beef apple, chicle, chico sapote, chicozapote, chiku, naseberry, noseberry, sapodilla, sapodilla plum • Bengali: সপেটা sapeta • Hindi: चिकू chikoo, sapota • Konkani: चिक्कू chikku • Marathi: चिकू chiku, चिक्कू chikku • Tamil: cappotta, சீமையிலுப்பை cimaiyiluppai • Telugu: sapota, సీమ ఇప్పచెట్టు sima ippacettu

 

Native of: tropical America

 

 

References: Top Tropicals • Dave's Garden • EcoPort • M.M.N.P.D.

 

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