Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit

• Malayan tree bearing red fruit
• Pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spines

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit [syn: rambotan , rambutan tree , Nephelium lappaceum ] pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spines [syn: rambotan ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A tree, ''Nephelium lappaceum'', of Southeast Asia. 2 The fruit of this tree.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The rambutan (; taxonomic name: Nephelium lappaceum ) is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae . The name also refers to the fruit produced by this tree. The rambutan is native to Malay - Indonesian region, and other regions of tropical ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rambutan \Ram*bu"tan\ (r[a^]m*b[=oo]"t[a^]n), n. [Malay ramb[=u]tan, fr. rambut hair of the head.] (Bot.) A Malayan fruit produced by the tree Nephelium lappaceum , and closely related to the litchi nut. It is bright red, oval in shape, covered with coarse ...