Definition of Mangosteens

1. Noun. (plural of mangosteen) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mangosteens

1. mangosteen [n] - See also: mangosteen

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mangosteens

mangold wurzel
mangolds
mangoldwurzel
mangoldwurzels
mangolike
mangonel
mangonels
mangonism
mangonist
mangonists
mangos
mangostan
mangostans
mangosteen
mangosteen tree
mangosteens (current term)
mangrove
mangrove family
mangrove fly
mangrove snapper
mangroves
mangs
mangu
mangue
mangy
manhaden
manhadens
manhair
manhairs
manhandle

Literary usage of Mangosteens

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

1. Islands of the Southern Seas: Hawaii, Samoa, New Zealand, Tasmania by Michael Myers Shoemaker (1898)
"... that in tropical foliage it far surpasses Honolulu. At luncheon we have our first taste of the famous mangosteen. It is a fruit A VENDER OF mangosteens. ..."

2. Our Journey Around the World: An Illustrated Record of a Year's Travel of by Francis Edward Clark, Harriet Elizabeth Clark (1895)
"... go — Picturesque Wharf Venders—"Papa Dive"—Scrambling for Nickels — A Walk in Penang — mangosteens and Jack-fruit — Assa- foetida and Onions—The Indian ..."

3. Over the Sea and Far Away: Being a Narrative of Wanderings Around the World by Thomas Woodbine Hinchliff (1876)
"... Flora of Hong Kong—The 'Happy Valley'—Fresh Ferns—Crossing the Island to Little Hong Kong—A Hot Beach—Wild Pine-apples—Lychees and mangosteens—Expected ..."

4. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Plant Industry, Queensland (1911)
"After the seedling mangosteens have become united with the stock lants the tops of the stocks should be gradually severed above the nion. ..."

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