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Webster 1913 Edition
mangosteen tree
{
Man′go-steen
,Man′go-stan
,mangosteen tree
}Noun.
[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.