mango
(noun) large oval tropical fruit having smooth skin, juicy aromatic pulp, and a large hairy seed
mango, mango tree, Mangifera indica
(noun) large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mangoes
plural of mango
mangoes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mango
• gemsona, nagsome
Source: Wiktionary
Man"go, n.; pl. Mangoes. Etym: [Pg. manga, fr. Tamil mankay.]
1. The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine. The green fruit is pickled for market.
2. A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled. Mango bird (Zoöl.), an oriole (Oriolus kundoo), native of India.
РMango fish (Zo̦l.), a fish of the Ganges (Polynemus risua), highly esteemed for food. It has several long, slender filaments below the pectoral fins. It appears about the same time with the mango fruit, in April and May, whence the name.
– Mango tree (Bot.), an East Indian tree of the genus Mangifera (M. Indica), related to the cashew and the sumac. It grows to a large size, and produces the mango of commerce. It is now cultivated in tropical America.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
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