MANGOSTEEN


Meaning of MANGOSTEEN in English

[ 'maŋgəsti:n ]

■ noun

1》 a tropical fruit with sweet juicy white segments of flesh inside a thick reddish-brown rind.

2》 the slow-growing Malaysian tree which bears ~s. [ Garcinia mangostana .]

Origin

C16: from Malay manggustan .

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