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Definition of Mangosteens
1. mangosteen [n] - See also: mangosteen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mangosteens
Literary usage of Mangosteens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Islands of the Southern Seas: Hawaii, Samoa, New Zealand, Tasmania by Michael Myers Shoemaker (1898)
"... that in tropical foliage it far surpasses Honolulu. At luncheon we have our
first taste of the famous mangosteen. It is a fruit A VENDER OF mangosteens. ..."
2. Our Journey Around the World: An Illustrated Record of a Year's Travel of by Francis Edward Clark, Harriet Elizabeth Clark (1895)
"... go — Picturesque Wharf Venders—"Papa Dive"—Scrambling for Nickels — A Walk in
Penang — mangosteens and Jack-fruit — Assa- foetida and Onions—The Indian ..."
3. Over the Sea and Far Away: Being a Narrative of Wanderings Around the World by Thomas Woodbine Hinchliff (1876)
"... Flora of Hong Kong—The 'Happy Valley'—Fresh Ferns—Crossing the Island to Little
Hong Kong—A Hot Beach—Wild Pine-apples—Lychees and mangosteens—Expected ..."
4. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Plant Industry, Queensland (1911)
"After the seedling mangosteens have become united with the stock lants the tops
of the stocks should be gradually severed above the nion. ..."
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