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Definition of Mango

1. Noun. Large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit.

2. Noun. Large oval tropical fruit having smooth skin, juicy aromatic pulp, and a large hairy seed.

Definition of Mango

1. n. 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.

Definition of Mango

1. Noun. Any of various species of hummingbird of the genus ''Anthracothorax'', such as the Jamaican Mango. ¹

2. Noun. (botany) A tropical Asian fruit tree, ''Mangifera indica''. ¹

3. Noun. The fruit of the mango tree. ¹

4. Noun. A pickled vegetable or fruit with a spicy stuffing; a vegetable or fruit which has been mangoed. ¹

5. Noun. (US chiefly southern Midwest dated) A green bell pepper suitable for pickling. ¹

6. Noun. A type of muskmelon, ''Cucumis melo''. ¹

7. Noun. Any of various hummingbirds of the genus ''Anthracothorax''. (qualifier also often capitalized: Mango) ¹

8. Verb. To remove the innards of, stuff (especially with spicy foods), seal(,) and pickle or pour boiling vinegar over (a fruit). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mango

1. an edible tropical fruit [n -GOES or -GOS]

Medical Definition of Mango

1. Origin: Pg. Manga, fr. Tamil mankay. 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, 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, 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mango

mangiferin mangily manginas manginess manginesses manging mangle mangled mangler manglers

mangles manglietia mangling manglings mango (current term) mango dermatitis mango juice mango juices mango tree mangoed

mangoes mangold mangold-wurzel mangold wurzel mangolds mangoldwurzel mangoldwurzels mangolike mangonel

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