rambutan – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
rambutan
n.
medium to large sized Malaysian tree that bears red fruit; slightly acidic tasting red fruit of the rambutan Malaysian tree having soft spines
Rambutan
rambutan
Noun
1. Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit
(synonym) rambotan, rambutan tree, Nephelium lappaceum
(hypernym) fruit tree
(member-holonym) Nephelium, genus Nephelium
(part-meronym) rambotan
2. pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spines
(synonym) rambotan
(hypernym) edible fruit
(part-holonym) rambotan, rambutan tree, Nephelium lappaceum
Rambutan
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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