caimito . ( Or. )( Arawak ). 1. m. wild tree of Central America, West Indies, Colombia and Venezuela of the family Sapotaceae, reddish bark, softwood, alternate, ovate leaves, whitish flowers and round fruit, the size of an orange, sweet, mucilaginous and refrigerant pulp. 2. m. Peru tree of the same family as the previous, but different species. 3. m. fruit of these trees.