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mangosteen tree
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mangosteen tree has 1 sense
- mangosteen tree(n = noun.plant) garcinia mangostana, mangosteen - East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit; Array has parts: mangosteen
is a member of garcinia, genus garcinia
is a kind of fruit tree
CIDE DICTIONARY
mangosteen tree, n. [Malay mangusta, mangis.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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