rambutan

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  1. noun A tree (Nephelium lappaceum) of southeast Asia, bearing edible oval red fruit with soft spines.
  2. noun The fruit of this tree.

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  • The stall-owners sell no longan, rambutan, or jackfruit. —  FSF,December2005
  • Anacardiaceae, Clusiaceae, Rubiaceae, Bombacaceae and Sapotaceae are unfamiliar names whose members yield favourite fruits such as acorns, chestnuts, figs, jackfruit, rambutan, mango, durian, rambutan, mangosteen, chiku, guava, jambu, nutmeg and coffee as well as other species that depend on the appetites of forest creatures to spread their seeds to new locations. —  The annotated budak
  • Staff Sgt. Siriporn Nakphinphat, administrations chief for Marine Corps Base Camp S.D. Butler, stands beside a fruit vendor in Pattaya, Thailand, Jan. 3, as she holds rambutan fruit, which happens to be her favorite fruit. —  America's North Shore Journal
  • And having lived in Indonesia for a few years myself, I can speak from personal experience that nasi goreng, bakso, and rambutan are extremely credible food cravings. —  Language Log
  • Those who attended the celebrations also had the chance to enjoy traditional Vietnamese foods including exotic fruits like rambutan (a bright red oval fruit covered with soft spines) and man (vietnamese plums), as well as vegetarian favourites like Banh Chun, traditional rice mixed with mung bean and wrapped in banana leaf. —  Mississauga News
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  1. Malay, from rambut, hair (from its hairy covering).
 

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