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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Achras

Achilles bursa
Achilles heel
Achilles heels
Achilles reflex
Achilles tendon
Achilles tendons
Achinese
Achmad Sukarno
Achoerodus
Achoerodus gouldii
Acholeplasma axanthum
Acholeplasma granularum
Acholi
Achomawi
Achorion
Achras (current term)
Achras zapota
Achromycin
Achterhoeks
Achuar-Shiwiar
Achumawi
Achæa
Achæan
Achæans
Achæmenes
Achæmenian
Achæmenians
Achæmenid
Achæmenids
Acinonyx

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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