MANGOSTEEN

mangosteen

(noun) two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples

mangosteen, mangosteen tree, Garcinia mangostana

(noun) East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

mangosteen (plural mangosteens)

A tropical fruit of the tree genus Garcinia.

(more specifically) A tropical fruit of the tree Garcinia mangostana.

The tree on which the fruit grows.

Anagrams

• megatonnes, nematogens

Source: Wiktionary

Man"go*steen, Man"go*stan, n. Etym: [Malay mangusta, mangis.] (Bot.)

Definition: A tree of the East Indies of the genus Garcinia (G. Mangostana). The tree grows to the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called mangosteen, of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious food.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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