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Tropical fruit with a purple rind
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mangosteen
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Word definitions for mangosteen in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mangosteen \Man"go*steen\, Mangostan \Man"go*stan\, mangosteen tree \mangosteen tree\n. [Malay mangusta, mangis.] (Bot.) A tree of the East Indies of the genus Garcinia ( Garcinia Mangostana ) with thick leathery leaves. The tree grows to the height of ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit [syn: mangosteen tree , Garcinia mangostana ] two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A tropical fruit of the tree (taxlink Garcinia mangostana species noshow=1).
Usage examples of mangosteen.
A shirtless child of three or four, clutching a half-eaten mangosteen in its slippery fist, was gazing at Amanda with the huge-eyed concentration of pure wonder.
He decided he could become a mangosteen addict in no time and started back to buy a bagful.
Among them the durion is the most esteemed by the natives, and the mangosteen by Europeans.
Stephen was sitting on the capstan, eating a mangosteen and staring at the mongoose as it played with his handkerchief, tossing it up, catching it, worrying it to death.
He reached for a mangosteen and ate the white pulpy contents, but without the customary relish.
Among them the durion is the most esteemed by the natives, and the mangosteen by Europeans.