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mangosteen |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mangosteen \Man"go*steen\, Mangostan \Man"go*stan\, n. [Malay mangusta mangis.] (Bot.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mangosteen n 1: East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit [syn: {mangosteen tree}, {Garcinia mangostana}] 2: two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples
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