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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The small, yellow to whitish brown berrylike fruit of an East Indian tree (
Lansium domesticum ). It has a fleshy pulp, with an agreeable tart subacid taste.
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- noun The small, whitish-brown
fruit of an EastIndian tree , withfleshy pulp andsubacid taste.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit
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Examples
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-- A low-growing tree of the East Indies, which is cultivated to some extent for its fruit, which is known in Java and Malacca as lanseh fruit, and is much esteemed for its delicate aroma; the pulp is of somewhat firm consistence and contains a cooling, refreshing juice.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861
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The lanseh, likewise but little known to botanists, is a small oval fruit, of a whitish-brown colour, which, being deprived of its thin outer coat, divides into five cloves, of which the kernels are covered with a fleshy pulp, subacid, and agreeable to the taste.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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