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Xocotl is the generic Nahuatl language classification for sour or acidic fruit, used in the names of many species of fruit tree including
atoya-xocotl (flowing stream plum),
maza-xocotl (deer plum),
atoya-xocotl (large plum ciruela)
te-xocotl (yellow or red
manzanillaManzanilla is a variety of fino sherry made around the port of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia . In Spanish, chamomile tea is called "manzanilla", and thus this wine gets the name because the wine's flavour is said to be reminiscent of such tea.The sherry is manufactured...
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xal-xocotl (sand plum or
guavaGuavas are plants in the myrtle family genus Psidium , which contains about 100 species of tropical shrubs and small trees. They are native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America...
), and
coua-xocotl (serpent fruit) but also used in particular for what is known in Spanish as
JocoteSpondias purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to tropical regions of the Americas. It is most commonly known as Jocote, which derives from the Nahuatl word xocotl, meaning "fruit." Other common names include Red Mombin, Purple Mombin, Hog...
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