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Definition of Rambutan
1. Noun. Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit.
Terms within: Rambotan
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
Group relationships: Genus Nephelium, Nephelium
2. Noun. Pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spines.
Generic synonyms: Edible Fruit
Group relationships: Nephelium Lappaceum, Rambotan, Rambutan Tree
Definition of Rambutan
1. n. 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.
Definition of Rambutan
1. Noun. A tree, ''Nephelium lappaceum'', of Southeast Asia. ¹
2. Noun. The fruit of this tree. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rambutan
1. the edible fruit of a Malayan tree [n -S]
Medical Definition of Rambutan
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