noun
Meaning 1
A tropical fruit of the tree genus Garcinia.
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noun
A tropical fruit of the tree genus Garcinia.
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noun
A tropical fruit of the tree genus Garcinia.
A tropical fruit of the tree Garcinia mangostana.
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noun
The tree on which the fruit grows.
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noun
two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples
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Broader terms: edible fruit
noun
East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit
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Synonyms: mangosteen tree, Garcinia mangostana
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Broader terms: fruit tree
History
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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