Meaning of RAMBUTAN
| Pronunciation: | | ram'bootun
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- [n] pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spines
- [n] Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit
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| | Synonyms: | | Nephelium lappaceum, rambotan, rambotan, rambutan tree |
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| | See Also: | | edible fruit, fruit tree, genus Nephelium, Nephelium, Nephelium lappaceum, rambutan, rambutan, rambutan tree | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ram*bu"tan\, n. [Malay ramb[=u]tan, fr. rambut hair of
the head.] (Bot.)
A Malayan fruit produced by the tree {Nephelium lappaceum},
and closely related to the litchi nut. It is bright red, oval
in shape, covered with coarse hairs (whence the name), and
contains a pleasant acid pulp. Called also {ramboostan}.
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