dilly

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Round, oblate, ovaloid, ellipsoidal, or conical fruit varying in size from 2 to 4 in (5-10 cm) in width. The immature fruit is hard and has a sandpaper like texture. Typically, the fruit does not ripen until it is picked or falls off the tree. When ripe, the fruit becomes soft and juicy. The flesh may be yellow, reddish brown, or dark brown with smooth or grainy textures. While some fruits may be seedless, they typically contain 3 - 10 hard black seeds in the center. The fruit is considered to be very delicious and is highly desired. The sap or gum from the tree is also a source of 'chicle' the original ingredient used to make chewing gum.

food

fruit

plant

also known as

mespil, mispel, naseberry, neesberry, nispero, sapatia, sapodilla, sapotee, sapoti, zapote

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18 comments

Letel Prek

10 years ago

Sapadilla as it is known in Guyana. Very sweet with grainy flesh.

Bridget Charles

10 years ago

We also call it sapadilla in Antigua. Growing up, we used to have several sapadilla trees on my father's plantation at Body Pond. Delicious!!!

ROHAN

9 years ago

sapadillas one of my favourites

Tanya

8 years ago

My favourite- nispero!

Tanya

8 years ago

My favourite- nispero!

ari

7 years ago

its in Jamaica too, we call it naseberry

Dasha

7 years ago

Sapadilla or Dilly. It's my children's favorite. They love fruits,and how this one is amazing when juiced.

Brassick

7 years ago

Sapadilly

Carly

6 years ago

I love to eat dilly

6 years ago

Dilly Dilly

Gail

6 years ago

Dilly tree's are all in my back yard. Very sweet my mother's favorite.

Sapadilla

6 years ago

Very tasty and sweet.

martha

5 years ago

i have two in my back yard my mummy love dilly

David Christian

4 years ago

Sapodilla

2 years ago

Keep your mouth clean , above commentator - John .

Diamond

2 years ago

We call it dilly in the Bahamas

Ella

2 years ago

sapotille

Missy

9 months ago

I grow up eating dilly I so love that fruit. I even grew me own tree behind the yard 😂❤️