Garcinia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Garcinia \Gar*cin"i*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)
     A genus of plants, including the mangosteen tree ({Garcinia
     Mangostana}), found in the islands of the Indian Archipelago;
     -- so called in honor of Dr. Garcin.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Garcinia
       n : evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens [syn: {genus
           Garcinia}]