garcinia

2 definitions found

garcinia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Garcinia \Gar*cin"i*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)
     A genus of plants, including the mangosteen tree (Garcinia Mangostana
     ), found in the islands of the Indian Archipelago;
     -- so called in honor of Dr. Garcin.
     [1913 Webster]

garcinia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Garcinia
      n 1: evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens [syn: Garcinia,
           genus Garcinia]