garcinia

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noun

A tropical tree of the genus Garcinia, including the mangosteen and the gamboge tree.

Origintranslingual Garcinia →
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Meanings

noungarcinia (plural garcinias)

plural garcinias

  1. A tropical tree of the genus Garcinia, including the mangosteen and the gamboge tree.

    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.

    2002, Victoria Finlay, Colour, Sceptre, published 2003, page 244

Origin

  1. translingualGarcinia
  2. Englishgarcinia

From the genus name, translingual Garcinia.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 藤黃 /藤黄
  • 藤黃 /藤黄 (ténghuáng)Translations
Greek γαρκινία
  • γαρκινία (garkinía)Translations
Polish mangostan
  • mangostanTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

agaricin
Cite this entry
APA

garcinia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garcinia

MLA

“garcinia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garcinia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garcinia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garcinia.

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