Definition of Mangifera indica

1. Noun. Large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit.

Exact synonyms: Mango, Mango Tree
Terms within: Mango
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
Group relationships: Genus Mangifera, Mangifera

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mangifera Indica

Mandrillus sphinx
Manduca quinquemaculata
Mandy
Manes
Manet
Manets
Manfred Eigen
Mangaian
Mangalica
Mangalore
Mangalorean
Mangaloreans
Mangarevan
Mangifera
Mangifera indica
Mango
Mangoes
Manhattan Island
Manhattan Project
Manhattan clam chowder
Manhattan clam chowders
Manhattan distance
Manhattanese
Manhattanite
Manhattanites
Manhattans
Manichaean
Manichaeanism

Literary usage of Mangifera indica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Timber Trees, Timber and Fancy Woods, as Also, the Forests, of India and by Edward Balfour (1870)
"Ma maram, ТАМ., mangifera indica, Linn. Mamari, TEL., mangifera indica, Linn. ... Mango, ENO., mangifera indica, Lam. Mangostana morella. ..."

2. Fruits of the Hawaiian Islands by Gerrit Parmile Wilder (1911)
"PLATE LXVI mangifera indica. N'O. 9 MANGO. This mango, with its distinctive shape, is one of the few types that comes true to seed. ..."

3. The Vegetable Materia Medica of Western India by William Dymock (1885)
"The galls are worth Rs. Hi per Surat maund of 37^ Ibs. mangifera indica, Linn., Beddome PL Syh., t. 162; G'drt. Fruct., t. 100. The fruit, kernel, leaves, ..."

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