MANGOSTEEN


Meaning of MANGOSTEEN in English

/mang"geuh steen'/ , n.

1. the juicy, edible fruit of an East Indian tree, Garcinia mangostana.

2. the tree itself.

[ 1590-1600; earlier mangostan manggis ( h ) utan (dial. manggista ) a variety of mangosteen ( manggis mangosteen + hutan forest) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .