Garcinia mangostana

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Garcinia mangostana
    n 1: East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible
         fruit [syn: {mangosteen}, {mangosteen tree}, {Garcinia
         mangostana}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Garcinia \Gar*cin"i*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)
   A genus of plants, including the mangosteen tree ({Garcinia
   Mangostana}), found in the islands of the Indian Archipelago;
   -- so called in honor of Dr. Garcin.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

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