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sapodilla family

sapodilla family

9.5
A family of tropical trees and shrubs that produce milky sap and fruit you can eat
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia de los sapotáceos
  • The sapodilla family includes many tropical fruit trees valued for their edible fruit.

Examples

  • The chiku fruit belongs to the sapodilla family and is popular in Southeast Asia.

  • Members of the sapodilla family typically have white, milky sap in their stems and leaves.

  • The sapodilla family includes many tropical trees.

  • Did you know the sapodilla family produces sweet fruit?

  • The sapodilla family is known for its unique tropical trees that bear delicious fruit.

  • Many species in the sapodilla family are grown for their sweet, edible fruits.

  • The sapodilla family features trees that produce a milky sap and are often cultivated in tropical regions.

Synonyms

Sapotaceae
vssapodilla family
  • Specialized
9.9

A family of tropical trees and shrubs that produce milky sap and often bear soft edible fruit

is the common English name rather than the scientific Latin form

Surface Forms

sapodilla family singular
sapodilla families plural

Morphology

sapodilla + family

The meaning 'the plant family that includes sapodilla' is directly compositional from 'sapodilla' (a tree/species) + 'family' (a taxonomic grouping). This noun + family pattern is a standard, cross-linguistic way to name biological families, so a learner who knows both constituents will understand it.

Etymology

Sapodilla family may come from the tropical tree name sapodilla, which is known for its white, milky sap and sweet, edible fruit, and family simply means a group of related plants. So the phrase means 'a family of tropical trees or shrubs that give milky sap and often have edible fruit'.