mangosteen

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man·go·steen

M0078100 (măng′gə-stēn′)n.1. An evergreen tree (Garcinia mangostana) of Southeast Asia, having thick leathery leaves and large edible fruit.2. The fruit of this tree, having a hard purple rind containing several white juicy segments.

[Malay manggista, mangustan, variant of manggis.]

mangosteen

(ˈmæŋɡəʊˌstiːn) or

mangostan

n1. (Plants) an East Indian tree, Garcinia mangostana, with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit: family Clusiaceae2. (Plants) the fruit of this tree, having a sweet juicy pulp and a hard skin[C16: from Malay mangustan]

man•go•steen

(ˈmæŋ gəˌstin)

n. 1. the juicy, edible fruit of an East Indian tree, Garcinia mangostana. 2. the tree itself. [1590–1600; < Dutch < Malay manggis(h)utan a variety of mangosteen (manggis mangosteen + hutan forest)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mangosteen - East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruitGarcinia mangostana, mangosteen treemangosteen - two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapplesGarcinia, genus Garcinia - evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteensfruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit
	2.	mangosteen - two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapplesedible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet fleshGarcinia mangostana, mangosteen, mangosteen tree - East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit

Translations

山竹果实山竹果树莽吉柿

mangosteen

(ˈmӕŋgəstiːn) noun1. the dark brown, orange-shaped fruit of an East Indian tree. 山竹果实，莽吉柿 2. the tree. 山竹果树

mangosteen

(mang`gəstēn'), the edible fruit of Garcinia mangostana, of the family Clusiaceae (Guttiferae), an evergreen tree native to SE Asia. The purple fruit is similar to an orange in size, thickness of the rind, and segmentation. A highly prized tropical fruit with a flavor similar to a grape-apple mixture, the mangosteen is cultivated in the West Indies. The rind is used in traditional SE Asian medicines. The mangosteen is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Theales, family Clusiaceae.

Mangosteen

(Garcinia mangostana), a short, dioecious tree of the family Clusiaceae (sometimes included in the family Hypericaceae). The leaves are leathery, dark green, and entire; the flowers are solitary or in groups, with pinkish, fleshy petals. The mangosteen is native to the Malay Peninsula and the Malay Archipelago. It is cultivated for its fruit in tropical Asia. The rounded fruit is reddish or brown-violet and measures up to 7 cm in diameter; it contains five to eight seeds with large white arils. The arils are edible, with tender, tart, aromatic flesh. Other species of the genus Garcinia yield edible fruits.

REFERENCE

Siniagin, I. I. Tropicheskoe zemledelie. Moscow, 1968.

mangosteen

noun

Synonyms for mangosteen

noun East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit

Synonyms

Garcinia mangostana
mangosteen tree

Related Words

mangosteen
Garcinia
genus Garcinia
fruit tree

noun two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples

Related Words

edible fruit
Garcinia mangostana
mangosteen
mangosteen tree