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Mangifera indica

Mangifera indica

6.7
A large tree with leaves all year that grows sweet mango fruit
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Mangifera indica tree can grow up to 100 feet tall.

Examples

  • Many gardens in India feature at least one Mangifera indica tree, prized for both shade and fruit.

  • Many farmers in India cultivate Mangifera indica for its fruit.

  • Mangifera indica is commonly grown in tropical and subtropical regions for its delicious mango fruit.

  • The botanist conducted research on Mangifera indica to improve disease resistance in mango crops.

  • Mangifera indica is commonly grown in tropical and subtropical regions for its delicious mango fruit.

  • Many farmers in India cultivate Mangifera indica for its sweet, juicy mangoes.

  • The Mangifera indica tree is known for providing shade and bearing abundant fruit.

Synonyms

mango
vsMangifera indica
7 1.0

A large evergreen tree that produces oval tropical fruit

is the single species native to South Asia rather than the genus
mango tree
vsMangifera indica
4 1.5

A large tropical tree that grows sweet, juicy, oval fruit

is the scientific species name rather than the everyday name

Surface Forms

Mangifera indica singular
Mangifera indicus singular

Morphology

Mangifera + indica

This is a Linnaean binomial composed of the genus name Mangifera (trees producing edible mango fruit) and the taxonomic adjective indica (originating in India). Given those constituent meanings, the overall sense 'the mango tree native to India / the species of mango' is directly derivable, so the expression is compositionally transparent even if it is a technical register.

Etymology

Mangifera indica comes from Latin words that mean a tree that carries mangoes. The first part, Mangifera, combines 'mango' and 'to bear' to give the idea 'mango-bearer', and indica means 'from India', so the name points to the mango tree from India.