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English Dictionary: Mango by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mango
n
  1. large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit
    Synonym(s): mango, mango tree, Mangifera indica
  2. large oval tropical fruit having smooth skin, juicy aromatic pulp, and a large hairy seed
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mango \Man"go\, n.; pl. {Mangoes}. [Pg. manga, fr. Tamil
      m[be]nk[be]y.]
      1. The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an
            apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy
            and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine.
            The green fruit is pickled for market.
  
      2. A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled.
  
      {Mango bird} (Zo[94]l.), an oriole ({Oriolus kundoo}), native
            of India.
  
      {Mango fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the Ganges ({Polynemus
            risua}), highly esteemed for food. It has several long,
            slender filaments below the pectoral fins. It appears
            about the same time with the mango fruit, in April and
            May, whence the name.
  
      {Mango tree} (Bot.), an East Indian tree of the genus
            {Mangifera} ({M. Indica}), related to the cashew and the
            sumac. It grows to a large size, and produces the mango of
            commerce. It is now cultivated in tropical America.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Mango, FL (CDP, FIPS 42850)
      Location: 27.99086 N, 82.30755 W
      Population (1990): 8700 (3415 housing units)
      Area: 11.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   mango
  
      /mang'go/ (Originally in-house jargon at {Symbolics})
      A manager.
  
      Compare {mangler}.   See also {devo} and {doco}.
  
      (1995-03-21)
  
  
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