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    Which fruit was named after the Malay word for "hair"?

    Question #73739. Asked by tragic_flawed. (Dec 26 06 2:44 AM)


    damselini

    		Rambutan. The word rambut means hair in Malay. The fruit could be so named for its "hairy" skin.

    Dec 26 06, 3:12 AM

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