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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit;
[syn: mangosteen, mangosteen tree, Garcinia mangostana]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mangosteen tree n 1: East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit [syn: mangosteen, mangosteen tree, Garcinia mangostana]