noun
a genus of tropical American trees of the family Sapotaceae
• Syn: ↑genus Calocarpum
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Sapotaceae, ↑family Sapotaceae, ↑sapodilla family
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\\ˌkaləˈkärpəm\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of tropical American trees (family Sapotaceae) having obovate to oblanceolate leaves clustered towards the branch ends, nearly sessile white flowers with densely imbricated sepals and filamentous staminodia, and a berrylike fruit — see marmalade tree
Useful english dictionary. 2012.