About The Word Rambutan
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Rambutan
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What's The Definition Of Rambutan?
[n] pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spines
[n] Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit Synonyms | Synonyms for Rambutan: Nephelium lappaceum | rambotan | rambotan | rambutan tree Related Terms | Find terms related to Rambutan: See Also | edible fruit | fruit tree | genus Nephelium | Nephelium | Nephelium lappaceum | rambutan | rambutan | rambutan tree Rambutan In Webster's Dictionary \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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