rambutan
noun
ram·bu·tan
ram-ˈbü-tᵊn 
: a bright red spiny Malayan fruit closely related to the lychee
also
: a tree (Nephelium lappaceum) of the soapberry family that bears this fruit
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Meanwhile, castor seed oil, rambutan extract, and a blend of peptides help to nourish your lashes while coating them with high-impact color.
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2025
Families drive by on tractors to donate vegetables, while others swing by on motorbikes carrying bananas, dragon fruit and rambutans.
—Jintamas Saksornchai, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2025
Roadside fruit stands are bright with lychees, rambutans, and guavas, and Matsumoto Shave Ice and Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck in Haleiwa are required eating on the island.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023
The formula contains ferulic acid with retinol plus bakuchiol and rambutan leaf extract, which are natural retinol alternatives.
—Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Jan. 2023
If your goal is to get smoother under-eyes without any fine lines, this product uses retinol, bakuchiol—a common retinol dupe—and anti-aging rambutan to treat all those concerns.
—Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 31 Jan. 2023
And then in the next shopping center down, the tiny Winglee market is a hidden gem for Southeast Asian fruits such as rambutan and green mango.
—Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 26 May 2021
Ackee — a member of the soapberry family, along with fruits like lychee, rambutan and longan — can be toxic when underripe or improperly handled, so canned product from approved producers is the only (legal) way to try it in the States.
—Dominic Armato, azcentral, 24 Feb. 2020
Now, there are two large Berkeley Bowl locations that have become renowned for their diverse and affordable selections of fresh vegetables and fruit, such as spindly Buddha’s hand, fuzzy red rambutan, aromatic epazote leaves and long burdock roots.
—Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 20 Feb. 2020
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2025
Families drive by on tractors to donate vegetables, while others swing by on motorbikes carrying bananas, dragon fruit and rambutans.
—Jintamas Saksornchai, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2025
Roadside fruit stands are bright with lychees, rambutans, and guavas, and Matsumoto Shave Ice and Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck in Haleiwa are required eating on the island.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023
The formula contains ferulic acid with retinol plus bakuchiol and rambutan leaf extract, which are natural retinol alternatives.
—Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Jan. 2023
If your goal is to get smoother under-eyes without any fine lines, this product uses retinol, bakuchiol—a common retinol dupe—and anti-aging rambutan to treat all those concerns.
—Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 31 Jan. 2023
And then in the next shopping center down, the tiny Winglee market is a hidden gem for Southeast Asian fruits such as rambutan and green mango.
—Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 26 May 2021
Ackee — a member of the soapberry family, along with fruits like lychee, rambutan and longan — can be toxic when underripe or improperly handled, so canned product from approved producers is the only (legal) way to try it in the States.
—Dominic Armato, azcentral, 24 Feb. 2020
Now, there are two large Berkeley Bowl locations that have become renowned for their diverse and affordable selections of fresh vegetables and fruit, such as spindly Buddha’s hand, fuzzy red rambutan, aromatic epazote leaves and long burdock roots.
—Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 20 Feb. 2020
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“Rambutan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rambutan. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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