pulasan

noun

pu·​la·​san

variants or pulassan

ˌpüləˈsän

plural -s

1

: an East Indian fruit tree (Nephelium mutabile)

2

: the fruit of the pulasan tree that resembles the closely related rambutan but is sweeter and less juicy

Word History

Etymology

Malay

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