Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of trees, of the order Guttiferæ, having a yellow juice, opposite coriaceous leaves, and a fleshy fruit with a thick rind.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of plants, including the mangosteen tree (
Garcinia Mangostana ), found in the islands of the Indian Archipelago; -- so called in honor of Dr. Garcin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Clusiaceae — themangosteens .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens
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Examples
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a small, sweet, purple fruit called Garcinia cambogia.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010
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Unlike the two associations described above, they are relatively species - poor, but rich in gregarious Cluciaceae such as Garcinia conrauna and G. nobilis.
Chapter 7 1991
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Mangosteen is recognized by other names such as Garcinia mangostana L., manggis, mangostan or mangis.
unknown title 2009
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Garcinia cambogia, one of Slim Weight Patch ' s ingredients, gets a somewhat better B grade, which means there ' s good scientific evidence that it works.
Do Patches Help Weight Loss? Laura Johannes 2010
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A Natural Standard report on Hydroxycitric acid, a main ingredient in Garcinia, found mixed results for weight loss, with some trials showing a benefit and others showing no improvement.
Do Patches Help Weight Loss? Laura Johannes 2010
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Sites sampled in the past included the following plentiful or notable species: at 250 m, Garcinia intermedia, Pouteria sp. and Schizolobium parahybum; at 450 m, Ardisia tigrina, Pharus cornutus (rare), Smilax subpubescens and Ternstroemia tepezapote; at 600 m, Lobelia and Welfia sp. and Satyria warscewiczii.
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Grind the grated fresh coconut, cilantro, green chillies, Garcinia indica, Koli masala to a fine paste with little water.
Archive 2007-05-01 Anjali 2007
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Grind the grated fresh coconut, cilantro, green chillies, Garcinia indica, Koli masala to a fine paste with little water.
Pochacha Kaanji Anjali 2007
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The herb Garcinia at 300 milligrams seems to work by the same mechanism, through changing ATP levels.
You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009
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The impenetrable semi-evergreen forest in the central and eastern areas are dominated by trees such as Aphanamixis polystachya, Talauma hodgsonii, Dillenia indica, Garcinia tinctoria, Ficus rumphii, Cinnamomum bejolghota, and species of Syzygium.
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