Found 2 items, similar to Garcinia Mangostana.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Garcinia mangostana
Garcinia mangostana
n : East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit
[syn:
mangosteen,
mangosteen tree]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Garcinia Mangostana
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]
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]