Crossword clues for mangosteen
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 eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called mangosteen, of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious food.
Wiktionary
n. A tropical fruit of the tree (taxlink Garcinia mangostana species noshow=1).
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
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.