Sapote or zapote (; from ) is a term for a soft, edible fruit.
Species
From Sapotaceae
Some, but not all sapotes, come from the family Sapotaceae:
- Sapodilla,
- Green sapote (Pouteria viridis) is native to lowland southern Mexico.
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File:Vietnamese Sapote.JPG|Manilkara zapota, , a kind of Vietnamese sapote
File:Mamey.jpg|Pouteria sapota, mamey sapote
File:Manilkara zapota.jpg|Manilkara zapota, sapodilla
File:Canistel-2.jpg|Lucuma campechiana, yellow sapote
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From other families
- Black sapote (Diospyros nigra: Ebenaceae),
- South American sapote (Quararibea cordata: Malvaceae)