MANGOSTEEN TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mangosteen tree mean? 

• MANGOSTEEN TREE (noun)
  The noun MANGOSTEEN TREE has 1 sense:

1. East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit

  Familiarity information: MANGOSTEEN TREE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MANGOSTEEN TREE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Garcinia mangostana; mangosteen; mangosteen tree

Hypernyms ("mangosteen tree" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "mangosteen tree"):

mangosteen (two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples)

Holonyms ("mangosteen tree" is a member of...):

Garcinia; genus Garcinia (evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens)