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See also: Garcinia
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Fruta_do_Bacupari.jpg/220px-Fruta_do_Bacupari.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Garcinia_pseudoguttifera.jpg/220px-Garcinia_pseudoguttifera.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Garcinia_sessilis%2C_flower.jpg/220px-Garcinia_sessilis%2C_flower.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From the genus name, translingual Garcinia.
Noun
[edit]garcinia (plural garcinias)
- A tropical tree of the genus Garcinia, including the mangosteen and the gamboge tree.
- 2002, Victoria Finlay, Colour, Sceptre, published 2003, page 244:
- 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.