mangosteen

Definition of Mangosteen in English :

East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit

2. mangosteen

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mangosteen

noun

1.

an East Indian tree, Garcinia mangostana, with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit: family Clusiaceae

2.

the fruit of this tree, having a sweet juicy pulp and a hard skin

noun

1.

an edible East Indian fruit somewhat like an orange, with a thick, reddish-brown rind and sweet, white, juicy, segmented pulp

2.

the tree (Garcinia mangostana) of the Saint-John's-wort family, on which it grows

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.