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mangosteen tree

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Noun1.mangosteen tree - East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruitmangosteen tree - 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


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Born in the tropical land of Southeast Asia many centuries ago, the mangosteen tree requires warm temperatures and abundant rains to grow.
The mangosteen tree grows in tropical areas and has been used in folk medicine.
Mangosteen For hundreds of years, people in Singapore, Malaysia, India, and China have been using the fruit and the bark of the mangosteen tree to treat diarrhea and eczema.
 
 
 
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