Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of East Indian trees belonging to the order Meliaceæ, tribe Trichilieæ, having the 5 petals imbricated, 10 anthers, a 3- to 5-celled ovary and berry, and ariled seeds.
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Over my tent grew a couple of rambutan trees, and close by were two trees bearing a still more delicate fruit called lansat (_lansium domesticum_).
Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 Carl Lumholtz 1886
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