rambutan

rambutan
/ram booht"n/, n.
1. the bright-red oval fruit of a Malayan, sapindaceous tree, Nephelium lappaceum, covered with soft spines, or hairs, and having a subacid taste.
2. the tree itself.
[1700-10; < Malay, equiv. to rambut hair + -an nominalizing suffix]

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plant
also spelled  Rambotan, Ramboetan, Ramboutan, or Rambustan 

      (Nephelium lappaceum), tree of the soapberry family (Sapindaceae). It is native to Malaysia, where it is commonly cultivated for its tasty fruit, also called rambutan. The bright-red, oval fruit, about the size of a small hen's egg, is covered with long, soft spines and has a tasty acid pulp. The tree grows to about 10.5–12 metres (35–40 feet).

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