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词汇 mangosteen
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Definition of mangosteen in English:

mangosteen

noun ˈmaŋɡəstiːnˈmæŋɡəˌstin
  • 1A tropical fruit with sweet juicy white segments of flesh inside a thick reddish-brown rind.

    莽吉柿,倒捻子

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This has led some hotels in South East Asia to ban mangosteens from their premises.
    • The fruit is now being grown on farms in Puerto Rico, and mangosteens are slowly arriving on the mainland.
    • The Thai fruits which are most popular include durians, mangosteens, rambutans, and longans.
    • The flavour of the usual mangosteen would be overwhelmed by this treatment.
    • Prepare one dried persimmon, one mangosteen and one seed of bout-fruited steculia.
    • Their divergent missions translate to two entirely different policies on the import of mangosteens.
    • The durian, mango, rambutan, mangosteen, pineapple and other fruits are displayed in the market along with a large selection of seafood.
    • Another sign of overripe mangosteens is a powdery yellow appearance on both skin and stem.
    • All that money I save by not buying mangosteens will go to my travel fund.
  • 2The slow-growing Malaysian tree which bears the mangosteen.

    莽吉柿树,倒捻子树

    Garcinia mangostana, family Guttiferae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I was particularly struck by the tentacle-like roots of the waterberry, the arms of the baobab and the leaves of the mangosteen.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Malay manggustan, dialect variant of manggis.

Definition of mangosteen in US English:

mangosteen

nounˈmæŋɡəˌstinˈmaNGɡəˌstēn
  • 1A tropical fruit with sweet juicy white segments of flesh inside a thick reddish-brown rind.

    莽吉柿,倒捻子

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Thai fruits which are most popular include durians, mangosteens, rambutans, and longans.
    • Prepare one dried persimmon, one mangosteen and one seed of bout-fruited steculia.
    • The flavour of the usual mangosteen would be overwhelmed by this treatment.
    • All that money I save by not buying mangosteens will go to my travel fund.
    • The fruit is now being grown on farms in Puerto Rico, and mangosteens are slowly arriving on the mainland.
    • The durian, mango, rambutan, mangosteen, pineapple and other fruits are displayed in the market along with a large selection of seafood.
    • Another sign of overripe mangosteens is a powdery yellow appearance on both skin and stem.
    • This has led some hotels in South East Asia to ban mangosteens from their premises.
    • Their divergent missions translate to two entirely different policies on the import of mangosteens.
  • 2The slow-growing Malaysian tree that bears the mangosteen fruit.

    莽吉柿树,倒捻子树

    Garcinia mangostana, family Guttiferae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I was particularly struck by the tentacle-like roots of the waterberry, the arms of the baobab and the leaves of the mangosteen.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Malay manggustan, dialect variant of manggis.

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