dictionary definitions for "mango"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  mango
      n 1: large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval
           fruit [syn: mango, mango tree, Mangifera indica]
      2: large oval tropical fruit having smooth skin, juicy aromatic
         pulp, and a large hairy seed

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mango \Man"go\, n.; pl. Mangoes. [Pg. manga, fr. Tamil
     m[=a]nk[=a]y.]
     1. The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an
        apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy
        and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine.
        The green fruit is pickled for market.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Mango bird (Zool.), an oriole (Oriolus kundoo), native of
        India.
  
     Mango fish (Zool.), a fish of the Ganges ({Polynemus
        risua}), highly esteemed for food. It has several long,
        slender filaments below the pectoral fins. It appears
        about the same time with the mango fruit, in April and
        May, whence the name.
  
     Mango tree (Bot.), an .
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  mango tree \mango tree\ n.
     An East Indian tree of the genus Mangifera ({Mangifera
     Indica}), related to the cashew and the sumac. It grows to a
     large size, and produces a large oval smooth-skinned fruit
     which is the mango of commerce. It is now cultivated in
     tropical America.
     [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008) [foldoc]:

  mango
  
     <jargon> /mang'go/ (Originally in-house jargon at Symbolics)
     A manager.
  
     Compare mangler.  See also devo and doco.
  
     (1995-03-21)
  


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