The tree grows to the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called mangosteen, of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious food
two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit
mangosteens
Turkish pronunciation
mänggōstinz
Pronunciation
/ˈmaɴɢgōˌstēnz/ /ˈmæŋɡoʊˌstiːnz/
Etymology
[ 'ma[ng]-g&-"stEn ] (noun.) 1598. modification of Malay manggisutan.