Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An evergreen tree (Garcinia mangostana) of Southeast Asia, having thick leathery leaves and large edible fruit.
- noun The fruit of this tree, having a hard purple rind containing several white juicy segments.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The important tropical fruit-tree Garcinia Mangostana; also, its product. Occasionally written mangostine.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A tropical fruit of the tree
Garcinia mangostana .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit
- noun two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I know I had heard the word mangosteen before I read this, but I must confess I knew nothing about them.
Weekend Herb Blogging #49 Recap What's Your Favorite Herb? Kalyn Denny 2006
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-- This tree produces the tropical fruit called mangosteen, a beautiful fruit, having a thick, succulent rind, which contains an astringent juice, and exudes a gum similar to gamboge.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861
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Mangosteen The mangosteen is the medium-sized, leathery-skinned fruit of an Asian tree, Garcinia mangostana.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Mangosteen The mangosteen is the medium-sized, leathery-skinned fruit of an Asian tree, Garcinia mangostana.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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An alternative method is to eat the durian in accompaniment with mangosteen, which is considered to have cooling properties.
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I tasted my first mangosteen which is different from mango, and it was sweet and light, a bit like lychee.
more GGM jlundberg 2007
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COCUM OIL, or butter, is obtained from the seeds of a kind of mangosteen (_Garcinia purpurea_), and used in various parts of India to adulterate ghee or butter.
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Skip dessert and stroll along to the nearby roadside stalls on Sims Avenue selling a wide array of tropical fruits — dragonfruit, mangosteen, starfruit and the king of fruits, durian
After Hours: Singapore Alaistar Gale 2010
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I will sodomize you with a mangosteen dick and grapefruit balls.
Punkboy vs. Planned Parenthood Ryder Collins 2011
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AND – the award for most delicious fruit goes to the mangosteen!
090619 Will 2009
bilby commented on the word mangosteen
Heavenly.
November 22, 2007
yarb commented on the word mangosteen
Exquisite. But it needs a better name.
November 22, 2007
bilby commented on the word mangosteen
Yes, sounds too big to fit in your lunch-box, doesn't it?
November 22, 2007
uselessness commented on the word mangosteen
The name conjures up images of Chris Kattan and Bruce Springsteen. *shiver*
November 22, 2007
yarb commented on the word mangosteen
Yes, exactly. It's a sweaty leather-trousered name.
November 22, 2007
hernesheir commented on the word mangosteen
This fruit is purportedly the finest tasting of all the tropical fruits - must head to Miami or the islands to sample one myself someday.
September 21, 2009
bilby commented on the word mangosteen
Yumm.
January 11, 2010