Rambutan

2 definitions found

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

  Rambutan \Ram*bu"tan\ (r[a^]m*b[=oo]"t[a^]n), n. [Malay
     ramb[=u]tan, fr. rambut hair of the head.] (Bot.)
     A Malayan fruit produced by the tree {Nephelium lappaceum},
     and closely related to the litchi nut. It is bright red, oval
     in shape, covered with coarse hairs (whence the name), and
     contains a pleasant acid pulp. Called also {ramboostan}.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rambutan
       n 1: Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit [syn: {rambotan}, {rambutan
            tree}, {Nephelium lappaceum}]
       2: pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with
          soft spines [syn: {rambotan}]