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rambutan |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rambutan \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rambutan n 1: Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit [syn: {rambotan}, {rambutan tree}, {Nephelium lappaceum}] 2: pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spines [syn: {rambotan}]
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