Rambutan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation [ɹamˈbjʉːtən] · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rambutan is a noun meaning A tree of species Nephelium lappaceum, of Southeast Asia.
Meaning
A tree of species Nephelium lappaceum, of Southeast Asia.
More Meanings
- The edible fruit of this tree.
Example Sentences
Old women crouched over bags of Siamese rice, skeps of red and green peppers, purple egg-plants, bristly rambutans, pineapples, durians.
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.
Word Forms
- rambutans
- ramboostan
- rambootan
- rambostan
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pulasan, banaba, amboyna, langsat, jambul, aburagiri.
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