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mangosteen

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man·go·steen  (mngg-stn)
n.
1. A Malaysian evergreen tree (Garcinia mangostana) having thick leathery leaves and large edible berries.
2. The berry of this tree, having a hard rind and five to seven seeds with a sweet juicy aril.

[Malay manggista, mangustan, variant of manggis.]

mangosteen [ˈmæŋgəʊˌstiːn]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an East Indian tree, Garcinia mangostana, with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit: family Clusiaceae
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of this tree, having a sweet juicy pulp and a hard skin
[from Malay mangustan]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mangosteen - East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruitmangosteen - East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit
mangosteen - two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples
Garcinia, genus Garcinia - evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens
fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit
2.mangosteen - two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapplesmangosteen - two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples
edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
Garcinia mangostana, mangosteen, mangosteen tree - East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit
Translations
mangosteen
n mangosteen [ˈmӕŋgəstiːn]
1 the dark brown, orange-shaped fruit of an East Indian tree. mangostan ثَمَر شَجَرَة جوز جَنْدَم мангостин mangostana die Mangosteenfrucht καρπός δέντρου που ευδοκιμεί στην Ινδία mangostán mangustan منگوستن mangostani mangouste מַנגוֹסטִין मंगुष्ठ mango mangosztán manggis mangósteenaldin mangostano マンゴスチン 망고스틴 mangostano vaisius mangostāns (auglis) manggis manggis mangostan man­gustan мангостан mangostana mangusta mangostin mangostan ผลมังคุด Hint şeftalisi 山竹果實, 莽吉柿 мангустан ایک گہرے بھورے رنگ کا سنترے جیسا پھل quả măng cụt ,
2 the tree. mangostan شَجَرَة جوز جَنْدَم мангостиново дърво mangostana der Manosteenbaum είδος δέντρου που ευδοκιμεί στην Ινδία mangostán mangustanipuu درخت منگوستن mangostanipuu mangoustan עֵץ מַנגוֹסטִין वृक्ष drvo manga mangosztánfa pohon manggis mangósteentré mangostano マンゴスチンの木 망고스틴 나무 mangostanas mangostāna koks pokok manggis manggistanboom mangotre mangostan mangueira mangustanier мангостан mangostana mangustovec drvo mangostina mangostan ต้นมังคุด Hint şeftalisi ağacı 山竹果樹 мангустан اس کا درخت cây măng cụt


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