sapodilla | (noun) tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp | Synonyms: sapodilla plum, sapota |
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(noun) large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras | Synonyms: Achras zapota, Manilkara zapota, sapodilla tree |
saponification | (noun) a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap) | - |
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saponin | (noun) any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers | - |
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sapota | (noun) tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp | Synonyms: sapodilla, sapodilla plum |
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sapote | (noun) brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet | Synonyms: mammee, marmalade plum |
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(noun) tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum | Synonyms: Calocarpum zapota, mammee, marmalade tree, Pouteria zapota |