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Though the rambutan's hair like spines can look intimidating,
they are actually quite soft, and hide an incredibly sweet and succulent white fruit. The outside
of the fruit is bright red, and it grows in small bunches from a tree.The fruits are round to oval in
shape, 3-6 cm long and 3-4 cm in diameter. The thick leathery skin has a reddish color and has many
fleshy soft spines. The firm flesh of the fruit is translucent, whitish or very pale pink.
It has a sweet, slightly acidic flavor. The fruit contains one single seed, which is glossy brown and
about 2-3 cm long. This seed is poisonous and should not be eaten.
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