'Mangosteen' definitions:
Definition of 'mangosteen'
(from WordNet)
noun
East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit [syn: mangosteen, mangosteen tree, Garcinia mangostana]
noun
Two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples
Definition of 'Mangosteen'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'mangosteen'
From: GCIDE
- 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]