mangosteen

/ˈmæŋ.ɡoʊ.stin/

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch mangosteen (“mangosteen”), from Malay manggustan ~ manggista ~ manggistan fusing manggis hutan “jungle manggis” applied to Garcinia hombroniana or G. malaccensis; manggis is a generic word applied to other related garcinias like above and Garcinia penangiana (manggis burung). Not related to mango, though this may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation.

mangosteen means A tropical fruit of the tree genus Garcinia. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.

noun

A tropical fruit of the tree genus Garcinia.“The Mangosteen, Lansat, Rambutan, Jack, Jambou, and Blimbing, are all abundant; but most abundant and most esteemed is the Durian, a fruit about which very little is known in England, but which both by natives and Europeans in the Malay Archipelago is reckoned superior to all others.”
A tropical fruit of the tree genus Garcinia.; A tropical fruit of the tree Garcinia mangostana.
The tree on which the fruit grows.