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saphead
saphena
saphenous vein
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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
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sapodilla

sap·o·dil·la [ sàppə díllə, sàppə d yə ] (plural sap·o·dil·las)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. sapodilla fruit: a brown rough-skinned fruit with sweet yellowish pulp

2. tropical evergreen tree: an evergreen tree that produces chicle and sapodillas. Native to: Mexico, Central America, Caribbean.  Latin name Manilkara zapota.

[Late 17th century. Alteration of Spanish zapotillo< zapote (see sapote)]
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