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Definition of Achras
1. Noun. Tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit.
Exact synonyms: Genus Achras
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Sapotaceae, Sapodilla Family, Sapotaceae
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Sapotaceae, Sapodilla Family, Sapotaceae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Achras
Literary usage of Achras
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vegetable Materia Medica of Western India by William Dymock (1885)
"achras Sapota, Linn., Sot. Mag., t. 3111 and 3112; G'drt. Fruct. 2, t. 104.
The Sapota Plum, or Bully Tree of the Wost Indies, is now completely established ..."
2. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1884)
"(Sapota achras, Miller.) The Sapodilla the Plum of the West Indies and Central
America. ... achras Australis, a tree yielding also tolerably good fruit, ..."
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