rambutan

ram·bu·tan

R0032300 (răm-bo͞ot′n)n.1. A tree (Nephelium lappaceum) of Southeast Asia, bearing edible oval red fruit with soft spines.2. The fruit of this tree, having juicy white flesh surrounding a single seed.

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[Malay, from rambut, hair (from its hairy covering).]

rambutan

(ræmˈbuːtən) n1. (Plants) a sapindaceous tree, Nephelium lappaceum, native to SE Asia, that has bright red edible fruit2. (Plants) the fruit of this tree[C18: from Malay, from rambut hair]

ram•bu•tan

(ræmˈbut n)

n. 1. the bright red, oval, edible fruit of a Malayan tree, Nephelium lappaceum, of the soapberry family, covered with soft spines or hairs and having a mildly acid taste. 2. the tree itself. [1700–10; < Malay, =rambut hair + -an nominalizing suffix]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rambutan - Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruitNephelium lappaceum, rambotan, rambutan treerambotan, rambutan - pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spinesfruit tree - tree bearing edible fruitgenus Nephelium, Nephelium - a genus of dicotyledonous trees of the family Sapindaceae that are native to Asia and Australia
	2.	rambutan - pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spinesrambotanedible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet fleshNephelium lappaceum, rambotan, rambutan, rambutan tree - Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit

Translations

红毛丹果

rambutan

(ˈrӕmbutӕn) noun a sweet, juicy red or yellow fruit with one seed and a hairy rind. 紅毛丹 红毛丹果