'Sapotaceous' definitions:

Definition of 'Sapotaceous'

From: GCIDE

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. [1913 Webster]