mangosteen

2 definitions found

mangosteen - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mangosteen \Man"go*steen\, Mangostan \Man"go*stan\, mangosteen
  tree \mangosteen tree\n. [Malay mangusta, mangis.] (Bot.)
     A tree of the East Indies of the genus Garcinia (Garcinia Mangostana
     ) with thick leathery leaves. 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.
     [1913 Webster]

mangosteen - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  mangosteen
      n 1: East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible
           fruit [syn: mangosteen, mangosteen tree, Garcinia mangostana
           ]
      2: two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive
         of both peaches and pineapples