About The Word Mango
Learn about the word Mango to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Mango definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Mango
| Mango Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Mango?
[n] large oval smooth-skinned tropical fruit with juicy aromatic pulp and a large hairy seed
[n] large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval smooth-skinned fruit Synonyms | Synonyms for Mango: Mangifera indica | mango tree Related Terms | Find terms related to Mango: See Also | edible fruit | fruit tree | genus Mangifera | Mangifera | Mangifera indica | mango | mango | mango tree Mango In Webster's Dictionary \Man"go\, n.; pl. {Mangoes}. [Pg. manga, fr. Tamil
m[=a]nk[=a]y.]
1. The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an
apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy
and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine.
The green fruit is pickled for market.
2. A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled.
{Mango bird} (Zo["o]l.), an oriole ({Oriolus kundoo}), native
of India.
{Mango fish} (Zo["o]l.), a fish of the Ganges ({Polynemus
risua}), highly esteemed for food. It has several long,
slender filaments below the pectoral fins. It appears
about the same time with the mango fruit, in April and
May, whence the name.
{Mango tree} (Bot.), an East Indian tree of the genus
{Mangifera} ({M. Indica}), related to the cashew and the
sumac. It grows to a large size, and produces the mango of
commerce. It is now cultivated in tropical America.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Fantabulous ‐ of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school…
- Prostheon ‐ craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline…
- Foremost ‐ before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"…
- Zero in ‐ adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun);…
- Millenarian ‐ a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time…
- Deciding(a) ‐ having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment";…
- Annelida ‐ segmented worms: earthworms;…
- Pediculosis capitis ‐ infestation of the scalp…
- Hindrance ‐ the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding [n] any obstruction…
- Bootstrap ‐ a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling…