| 单词 | mangosteen tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmangosteen tree 2. The tree, Garcinia mangostana (family Clusiaceae ( Guttiferae)), producing this fruit, native to Malaysia and introduced and naturalized in the West Indies. Also mangosteen tree.wild mangosteen (tree): see wild adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > of Asian or South Pacific > other Asian fruit-plants tallow-tree1704 mangosteen1734 langsat1783 cucumber-tree1784 rambai1811 salak1820 wampee1830 tamarind plum1846 jackfruit1847 ivi1862 longan1866 Tahiti chestnut1884 mape1888 calamondin1890 1734 Philos. Trans. 1733–4 (Royal Soc.) 38 232 The Mangostans is a kind of Pomiferous Tree, which grows in the Molucca Islands. 1797 Monthly Mag. 3 208 Martin had introduced into the botanic garden there [i.e. in Cayenne] the Ravengara, the Mangoustan, the Clove tree [etc.]. 1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. v. 162 A group of young Mangosteens. 1927 R. J. H. Sidney In Brit. Malaya To-day 105 At the back of the house grow..pineapples and mangosteen trees. 1986 J. A. Samson Trop. Fruits (ed. 2) ii. 14 Mangosteen, kapulasan, banana and papaya grow best when more than 100 mm of rain falls every month. < as lemmas |
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