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rambutan Definition

ram·bu·tan (ram bo̵̅o̅t′'n)

noun

  1. the red or yellow, spiny, egg-shaped, edible fruit of a Malayan tree (Nephelium lappaceum) of the soapberry family
  2. the tree

Etymology: Malay, name of the fruit, lit., hairy < rambut, hair

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