mangosteen

Meaning

Noun

  • A tropical fruit of the tree genus Garcinia.
  • The tree on which the fruit grows.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Dutch mangosteen ("mangosteen"), from Malay manggustan, variant of manggis.

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