Rambutan

/[ɹamˈbjʉːtən]/ noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tree of species Nephelium lappaceum, of Southeast Asia.
  2. 2
    pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spines wordnet
  3. 3
    The edible fruit of this tree.

    "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."

  4. 4
    Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit wordnet

Synonyms

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berryfruitnephelium lappaceumorangerambotanrambutan tree

Example

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"The rambutan is native to tropical regions of Southeast Asia."

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay rambutan, English usage first attested 1707.

Related phrases

nephelium lappaceumsoutheast asia

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