rambutan

/ram-boot-n/US // ræmˈbut n //UK // (ræmˈbuːtən) //

红毛丹,红豆,红豆杉,红木

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : the bright-red oval fruit of a Malayan, sapindaceous tree, Nephelium lappaceum, covered with soft spines, or hairs, and having a subacid taste.
- : the tree itself.

Among the fruits which we have tasted for the first time the mangosteen and the rambutan are rivals in popularity.
The rambutan has not received as much praise as the mangosteen, but I am not sure but that it is superior for continuous use.
The pulp of the rambutan resembles a pigeon's egg in size and shape and contains a single seed.
Then there was the rambutan—a globular fruit, an inch and a half in diameter.