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mango

1. a tropical Asian anacardiaceous evergreen tree, Mangifera indica, cultivated in the tropics for its fruit
2. the ovoid edible fruit of this tree, having a smooth rind and sweet juicy orange-yellow flesh
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mango

mango

Very sweet, popular in smoothies. High in prebiotic dietary fiber, magnesium for heart, stress, cramps, spasms, enzymes for digestion, stomach, antioxidant. In cashew (nightshade) family.
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mango

[′maŋ·gō]
(botany)
Mangifera indica. A large evergreen tree of the sumac family (Anacardiaceae), native to southeastern Asia, but now cultivated in Africa, tropical America, Florida, and California for its edible fruit, a thick-skinned, yellowish-red, fleshy drupe.
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mango

(jargon)
/mang'go/ (Originally in-house jargon at Symbolics) A manager.

Compare mangler. See also devo and doco.
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Mango

The code name for Version 7.5 of Windows Phone. See Windows Phone.
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Thrips species and injuries on Tommy Atkins mango (Mangifera indica) trees in Jardinopolis, Sao Paulo state, Brazil.
Postharvest quality of mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit as affected by chitosan coating.
Fabaceae, Moraceae, Myrtaceae, Bignoniaceae and Euphorbiaceae were the dominant families whereas; Ficus natalensis, Albizia coriaria, Artocarpus heterophyllus and Mangifera indica were the commonest tree species.
Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is recognized as one of the most economically productive fruits in tropical and subtropical areas throughout the globe.
The nutritious value of Mangifera indica fruit consists of the following parameters (calculated on a 100 g dry weigh sample): carbohydrates 14.98 g, proteins 0.82 g, fat content 0.38 g, and fibre 1.6 g [69].
[7] In this study, Mangifera indica leaves extract was used for AgNP synthesis as mango possesses antidiabetic, antioxidant, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antipyretic, hypolipidemic, hepatoprotective, and gastro protective activities.
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