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rambutan
(ram bo̵̅o̅t′'n)
noun
- the red or yellow, spiny, egg-shaped, edible fruit of a Malayan tree (Nephelium lappaceum) of the soapberry family
- the tree
Origin: Malay, name of the fruit, lit., hairy < rambut, hair
See rambutan in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A tree (Nephelium lappaceum) of southeast Asia, bearing edible oval red fruit with soft spines.
- The fruit of this tree.
Origin:
Origin: Malay
Origin: , from rambut, hair (from its hairy covering)
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