Rambutan Definition
răm-bo͝otn
noun
The red or yellow, spiny, egg-shaped, edible fruit of a Malayan tree (Nephelium lappaceum) of the soapberry family.
Webster's New World
The fruit of this tree, having juicy white flesh surrounding a single seed.
American Heritage
The tree.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- nephelium-lappaceum
- rambutan tree
- rambotan
Other Word Forms of Rambutan
Noun
Singular:
rambutanPlural:
rambutansOrigin of Rambutan
Malay from rambut hair (from its hairy covering)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Malay rambutan, English usage first attested 1707.
From Wiktionary
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