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

  Mango \Man"go\, n.; pl. {Mangoes}. [Pg. manga, fr. Tamil
     m[=a]nk[=a]y.]
     1. The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an
        apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy
        and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine.
        The green fruit is pickled for market.


        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     {Mango bird} (Zool.), an oriole ({Oriolus kundoo}), native of
        India.
  
     {Mango fish} (Zool.), a fish of the Ganges ({Polynemus
        risua}), highly esteemed for food. It has several long,
        slender filaments below the pectoral fins. It appears
        about the same time with the mango fruit, in April and
        May, whence the name.
  
     {Mango tree} (Bot.), an .
        [1913 Webster]

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

  mango tree \mango tree\ n.
     An East Indian tree of the genus {Mangifera} ({Mangifera
     Indica}), related to the cashew and the sumac. It grows to a
     large size, and produces a large oval smooth-skinned fruit
     which is the {mango} of commerce. It is now cultivated in
     tropical America.
     [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mango
       n 1: large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval
            smooth-skinned fruit [syn: {mango tree}, {Mangifera
            indica}]
       2: large oval smooth-skinned tropical fruit with juicy aromatic
          pulp and a large hairy seed
       [also: {mangoes} (pl)]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  mango
       
           /mang'go/ (Originally in-house jargon at {Symbolics})
          A manager.
       
          Compare {mangler}.  See also {devo} and {doco}.
       
          (1995-03-21)
       
       

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Mango, FL (CDP, FIPS 42850)
    Location: 27.99086 N, 82.30755 W
    Population (1990): 8700 (3415 housing units)
    Area: 11.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Mango, FL -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida
     Population (2000):    8842
     Housing Units (2000): 3617
     Land area (2000):     4.588141 sq. miles (11.883231 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.068231 sq. miles (0.176717 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    4.656372 sq. miles (12.059948 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            42850
     Located within:       Florida (FL), FIPS 12
     Location:             27.989333 N, 82.304395 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Mango, FL
      Mango
  

















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