Sapotaceae (Noun)
Meaning
Tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Sapotaceae family includes trees like the sapodilla, mamey sapote, and gutta-percha, all native to tropical regions.
- Sapotaceae are some of the most valuable and iconic tropical trees or shrubs due to their milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit.
- The family Sapotaceae comprises about 800 species of tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice in their stems, branches, and leaves.
- Gutta-percha is a member of the Sapotaceae family, yielding a curious kind of natural latex, which was once a vital component in marine telegraphy.
- Chrysophyllum cainito, also known as the star apple, is a species of Sapotaceae native to the tropical regions and typically grown for its edible fruit.