1. A Malaysian evergreen tree (Garcinia mangostana) having thick leathery leaves and large edible berries.
2. The berry of this tree, having a hard rind and five to seven seeds with a sweet juicy aril.

[Malay manggista, mangustan, variant of manggis.]

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