Mangosteen

2 definitions found

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

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mangosteen
       n 1: East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit
            [syn: {mangosteen tree}, {Garcinia mangostana}]
       2: two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh
          suggestive of both peaches and pineapples