rambutan
/ræmˈbuːtən/noun
1
- a red, plum-sized tropical fruit with soft spines and a slightly acidic taste红毛丹果。
2
- the Malaysian tree that bears this fruit（马来西亚）红毛丹。
2.1
- Nephelium lappaceum, family Sapindaceae.拉丁名Nephelium lappaceum,无患子科。
词源
early 18th cent.: from Malay rambūtan, from rambut 'hair', with allusion to the fruit's spines.