garcinia

See also: Garcinia

English

Wikispecies

Bacupari (Garcinia gardneriana) fruit
Young moʻonia tree (Garcinia pseudoguttifera)
Heilala (Garcinia sessilis) flowers

Etymology

From genus name Garcinia.

Noun

garcinia (plural garcinias)

  1. A tropical tree of the genus Garcinia, including the mangosteen and the gamboge tree.
    • 2002, Victoria Finlay, Colour, Sceptre, published 2003, page 244:
      The paint in Mr Li's hand was the resin of the garcinia, and it had been tapped using a similar method to rubber extraction – except for one critical difference.
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