sapote n 1: tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum [syn: {marmalade tree}, {mammee}, {sapote}, {Pouteria zapota}, {Calocarpum zapota}] 2: brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet [syn: {sapote}, {mammee}, {marmalade plum}]