sapotaceous, a. Bot.
(sæpəʊˈteɪʃəs)
[f. mod.L. Sapotāce-æ (f. sapota): see -aceous.]
Of or pertaining to, or characteristic of the Sapotaceæ, a N.O. of gamopetalous plants typified by the Achras (formerly Sapota).
| 1845 G. Don in Encycl. Metrop. VI. 178*/1. |