SHADDOCK

pomelo, shaddock

(noun) large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp

pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo, shaddock, Citrus maxima, Citrus grandis, Citrus decumana

(noun) southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shaddock (plural shaddocks)

synonym of pomelo, in all its senses including (inexact) grapefruit

Anagrams

• Haddocks, haddocks

Source: Wiktionary


Shad"dock, n. Etym: [Said to be so called from a Captain Shaddock, who first brought this fruit from the East Indies.] (Bot.)

Definition: A tree (Citrus decumana) and its fruit, which is a large species of orange; -- called also forbidden fruit, and pompelmous.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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