mangosteen
mangosteen Lexical Profile
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• noun
A tropical fruit native to Southeast Asia, characterized by a thick, dark reddish-purple rind and sweet, juicy, snow-white internal segments.
"When we visited the night market in Bangkok, we bought a bag of fresh mangosteens and marveled at their delicate, tangy flavor."
The tropical evergreen tree that bears the mangosteen fruit, requiring a hot, highly humid equatorial climate to thrive.
"Cultivating a mangosteen can be difficult outside of tropical regions due to the tree's strict temperature and moisture requirements."
Word Nuance & Usage
Despite the similarity in their names, the mangosteen is completely unrelated botanically to the mango.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Late 16th century: derived from Malay 'manggistan' or 'manggis', which entered English via Dutch 'mangostan' or French 'mangouste'.