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sapodilla tree

/ˌsæpəˈdɪlə triː/

Traduction: Arbre tropical à feuilles persistantes (Manilkara zapota), originaire d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, cultivé pour ses fruits sucrés, bruns et granuleux, ainsi que pour le latex chicle extrait de son écorce.

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/ˌsæpəˈdɪlə triː/C1formal
  • frArbre tropical à feuilles persistantes (Manilkara zapota), originaire d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, cultivé pour ses fruits sucrés, bruns et granuleux, ainsi que pour le latex chicle extrait de son écorce.

A tropical evergreen tree (Manilkara zapota) native to Central America and the Caribbean, cultivated for its sweet, brown, gritty-textured fruit and for the chicle latex extracted from its bark.

  1. Tropical fruit treeB2formal

    A long-lived evergreen tree native to southern Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, known for its sweet, brown, gritty fruit and its latex used to make chicle.

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    • The sapodilla tree can grow up to 30 meters tall.
    • Farmers harvest the fruit of the sapodilla tree in late autumn.
    • The sapodilla tree's latex was traditionally used to make chewing gum.