The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sapotaceous \Sap`o*ta"ceous\, a. (Bot.)
   Of or pertaining to a natural order (Sapotaceae) of (mostly
   tropical) trees and shrubs, including the star apple, the
   Lucuma, or natural marmalade tree, the gutta-percha tree
   (Isonandra), and the India mahwa, as well as the sapodilla,
   or sapota, after which the order is named.
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