Hypertext Webster Gateway: "naseberry"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sapodilla \Sap`o*dil"la\, n. [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo,
Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. {Sapota}.] (Bot.)
A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree ({Achras Sapota});
also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. [Written also
{sapadillo}, {sappadillo}, {sappodilla}, and {zapotilla}.]
{Sapodilla plum} (Bot.), the fruit of {Achras Sapota}. It is
about the size of an ordinary quince, having a rough,
brittle, dull brown rind, the flesh being of a dirty
yellowish white color, very soft, and deliciously sweet.
Called also {naseberry}. It is eatable only when it begins
to be spotted, and is much used in desserts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Naseberry \Nase"ber`ry\, n. [Sp. nispero medlar and naseberry
tree, fr. L. mespilus. See {Medlar}.] (Bot.)
A tropical fruit. See {Sapodilla}. [Written also {nisberry}.]
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