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Mangosteen

//ˈmæŋ.ɡoʊ.stin// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A tropical fruit of the tree genus Garcinia.

    "The Mangosteen, Lansat, Rambutan, Jack, Jambou, and Blimbing, are all abundant; but most abundant and most esteemed is the Durian, a fruit about which very little is known in England, but which both by natives and Europeans in the Malay Archipelago is reckoned superior to all others."

  2. 2
    two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples wordnet
  3. 3
    A tropical fruit of the tree genus Garcinia.; A tropical fruit of the tree Garcinia mangostana.
  4. 4
    East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit wordnet
  5. 5
    The tree on which the fruit grows.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch mangosteen (“mangosteen”), from Malay manggustan ~ manggista ~ manggistan fusing manggis hutan “jungle manggis” applied to Garcinia hombroniana or G. malaccensis; manggis is a generic word applied to other related garcinias like above and Garcinia penangiana (manggis burung). Not related to mango, though this may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation.

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