mangosteen : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: mangosteen	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mangosteen n East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit Synonym(s): mangosteen, mangosteen tree, Garcinia mangostana two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mangosteen \Man"gosteen\, Mangostan \Man"gostan\, n. [Malay mangusta, mangis.] (Bot.) A tree of the East Indies of the genus {Garcinia} ({G. Mangostana}). 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.