Sapotaceae sa·po·ta·ceae uncommon noun 1. tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit Synonymsfamily Sapotaceaesapodilla family Related words Broader terms dicot family Parts Ebenales Part of AchrasBumeliaCalocarpumChrysophyllumManilkaraPalaquiumPayenaPouteria WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.