HyperDic: garcinia

English > 1 sense of the word Garcinia:
NOUNplantGarcinia, genus Garciniaevergreen trees and shrubs
English > Garcinia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningevergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens.
Synonymgenus Garcinia
Member ofGuttiferae, family Guttiferae, Clusiaceae, family Clusiaceae, St John's wort familywidely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber
Membersgamboge tree, Garcinia hanburyi, Garcinia cambogia, Garcinia gummi-guttaLow spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered
mangosteen, mangosteen tree, Garcinia mangostanaEast Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit
Broaderdilleniid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Spanishgarcinia, genus garcinia
Catalangarcinia, Garcinia, genus garcinia

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