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nephelium
(wn) | Nephelium
n 1: a genus of dicotyledonous trees of the family Sapindaceae
that are native to Asia and Australia [syn: Nephelium,
genus Nephelium] |
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Nephelium lappaceum
(gcide) | Rambutan \Ram*bu"tan\ (r[a^]m*b[=oo]"t[a^]n), n. [Malay
ramb[=u]tan, fr. rambut hair of the head.] (Bot.)
A Malayan fruit produced by the tree Nephelium lappaceum,
and closely related to the litchi nut. It is bright red, oval
in shape, covered with coarse hairs (whence the name), and
contains a pleasant acid pulp. Called also ramboostan.
[1913 Webster] |
Nephelium Litchi
(gcide) | Litchi \Li"tchi`\ (l[=e]"ch[=e]`), n. (Bot.)
The fruit of a tree native to China (Nephelium Litchi). It
is nutlike, having a rough but tender shell, containing an
aromatic pulp, and a single large seed. In the dried fruit
which is exported the pulp somewhat resembles a raisin in
color and form. [Written also lichi, and lychee.]
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees
consisting of a single species (Litchi Chinensis, syn.
Nephelium Litchi) which bears the litchi nut.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Nephelium Longan
(gcide) | Longan \Lon"gan\, n. (Bot.)
A pulpy fruit related to the litchi, and produced by an
evergreen East Indian longanberry (Nephelium Longan).
[1913 Webster] |
genus nephelium
(wn) | genus Nephelium
n 1: a genus of dicotyledonous trees of the family Sapindaceae
that are native to Asia and Australia [syn: Nephelium,
genus Nephelium] |
nephelium
(wn) | Nephelium
n 1: a genus of dicotyledonous trees of the family Sapindaceae
that are native to Asia and Australia [syn: Nephelium,
genus Nephelium] |
nephelium lappaceum
(wn) | Nephelium lappaceum
n 1: Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit [syn: rambutan,
rambotan, rambutan tree, Nephelium lappaceum] |
nephelium litchi
(wn) | Nephelium litchi
n 1: Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India
for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
[syn: litchi, lichee, litchi tree, {Litchi
chinensis}, Nephelium litchi] |
nephelium longana
(wn) | Nephelium longana
n 1: tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for
its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes
placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium [syn: longan,
lungen, longanberry, Dimocarpus longan, {Euphorbia
litchi}, Nephelium longana] |
nephelium mutabile
(wn) | Nephelium mutabile
n 1: East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter
than that of the rambutan [syn: pulasan, pulassan,
pulasan tree, Nephelium mutabile] |
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