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Webster 1913 Edition
Garcinia
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Gar-cin′i-a
,Noun.
[NL.]
(Bot.)
A genus of plants, including the mangosteen tree (
Garcinia Mangostana
), found in the islands of the Indian Archipelago; – so called in honor of Dr. Garcin
. Definition 2024
Garcinia
Garcinia
See also: garcinia
Translingual
![](http://llc12.www.definify.com/images_main/Garcinia_sessilis.jpg)
Garcinia sessilis
Proper noun
Garcinia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Clusiaceae – the mangosteens.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; Angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Malpighiales - order; Clusiaceae - family; Clusioideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Garcinia mangostana, Garcinia cambogia - species
garcinia
garcinia
See also: Garcinia
English
![](http://llc12.www.definify.com/images_main/Fruta_do_Bacupari.jpg)
Bacupari (Garcinia gardneriana) fruit
![](http://llc12.www.definify.com/images_main/Garcinia_pseudoguttifera.jpg)
Young moʻonia tree (Garcinia pseudoguttifera)
![](http://llc12.www.definify.com/images_main/Garcinia_sessilis,_flower.jpg)
Heilala (Garcinia sessilis) flowers
Noun
garcinia (plural garcinias)
- mangosteen (of the genus Garcinia)