rambutan

[ram-boot-n]

ram·bu·tan

[ram-boot-n]
noun
1.
the bright-red oval fruit of a Malayan, sapindaceous tree, Nephelium lappaceum, covered with soft spines, or hairs, and having a subacid taste.
2.
the tree itself.

Origin:
1700–10; < Malay, equivalent to rambut hair + -an nominalizing suffix
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rambutan (ræmˈbuːtən)
 
n
1.  a sapindaceous tree, Nephelium lappaceum, native to SE Asia, that has bright red edible fruit
2.  the fruit of this tree
 
[C18: from Malay, from rambut hair]

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rambutan

(Nephelium lappaceum), tree of the soapberry family (Sapindaceae). It is native to Malaysia, where it is commonly cultivated for its tasty fruit, also called rambutan. The bright-red, oval fruit, about the size of a small hen's egg, is covered with long, soft spines and has a tasty acid pulp. The tree grows to about 10.5-12 metres (35-40 feet)

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