- rambutan tree
- nounMalayan tree bearing spiny red fruit• Syn: ↑rambutan, ↑rambotan, ↑Nephelium lappaceum• Hypernyms: ↑fruit tree• Member Holonyms: ↑Nephelium, ↑genus Nephelium
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rambutan tree
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rambutan — [ram bo͞ot′ n] n. [Malay, name of the fruit, lit., hairy < rambut, hair] 1. the red or yellow, spiny, egg shaped, edible fruit of a Malayan tree (Nephelium lappaceum) of the soapberry family 2. the tree … English World dictionary
Rambutan — Ram*bu tan (r[a^]m*b[=oo] t[a^]n), 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rambutan — ► NOUN ▪ the red, plum sized fruit of a tropical Malaysian tree, with soft spines and a slightly acidic taste. ORIGIN from a Malay word meaning hair (referring to the fruit s spines) … English terms dictionary
Rambutan — This article is about the tree. For the cipher, see Rambutan (cryptography). Rambutan Unpeeled and peeled rambutan … Wikipedia
rambutan — /ram booht n/, n. 1. the bright red oval fruit of a Malayan, sapindaceous tree, Nephelium lappaceum, covered with soft spines, or hairs, and having a subacid taste. 2. the tree itself. [1700 10; < Malay, equiv. to rambut hair + an nominalizing… … Universalium
rambutan — n. medium to large sized Malaysian tree that bears red fruit; slightly acidic tasting red fruit of the rambutan Malaysian tree having soft spines … English contemporary dictionary
rambutan — [ram b(j)u:t(ə)n] noun 1》 a red, plum sized tropical fruit with soft spines and a slightly acidic taste. 2》 the Malaysian tree that bears the rambutan. [Nephelium lappaceum.] Origin C18: from Malay rambūtan, from rambut hair , with allusion to… … English new terms dictionary
rambutan — n. 1 a red plum sized prickly fruit. 2 an East Indian tree, Nephelium lappaceum, that bears this. Etymology: Malay rambutan f. rambut hair, in allusion to its spines … Useful english dictionary
rambutan — noun a) A tree Nephelium lappaceum of southeast Asia. b) The fruit of this tree … Wiktionary
rambutan — ram•bu•tan [[t]ræmˈbut n[/t]] n. 1) pln the bright red, oval, edible fruit of a Malayan tree, Nephelium lappaceum, of the soapberry family, covered with soft spines or hairs and having a mildly acid taste 2) pln the tree itself • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
