rambutan
[ ram-boot-n ]
noun
the bright-red oval fruit of a Malayan, sapindaceous tree, Nephelium lappaceum, covered with soft spines, or hairs, and having a subacid taste.
the tree itself.
Origin of rambutan
11700–10; <Malay, equivalent to rambut hair + -an nominalizing suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for rambutan
rambutan
/ (ræmˈbuːtən) /
noun
a sapindaceous tree, Nephelium lappaceum, native to SE Asia, that has bright red edible fruit
the fruit of this tree
Origin of rambutan
1C18: from Malay, from rambut hair
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