pomelo
The large fruit of the Citrus maxima, native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a…The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.
» Grapefruit is a hybrid of pomelo and orange.
Грейпфрут - это гибрид помело и апельсина.
Meaning
3 sensesThe large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.
Pomelo, Pampelmuse
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The tree which produces this fruit.
Pampelmuse
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(Caribbean, US, archaic)The grapefruit.
- large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp
- southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
Examples
8 sentencesGrapefruit is a hybrid of pomelo and orange.
ruГрейпфрут - это гибрид помело и апельсина.
Does pomelo interact with medications the same way grapefruit does?
The orange is a hybrid between a pomelo and a mandarin.
Grapefruits were created through an accidental cross between a pomelo and a sweet orange.
Pomelo can interact with medications just as grapefruit can.
Translations
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Origin
Of uncertain etymology, though possibly a variant of earlier pampelmoes, from French, DutcOf uncertain etymology, though possibly a variant of earlier pampelmoes, from French, Dutch, Portuguese sources ultimately equivalent to "thick lemon" or transcribing the Tamil பம்ப ளிமாசு (pampa ḷimācu, “big citrus”). Alternatively, possibly from pome (“apple”) + melon or some cognate; though such a compound is currently unattested, some early variant spellings seem to show influence from pome.
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Forms
plural: pomelos / pomeloesSynonyms
10 synonyms- large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp:shaddock
- southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits:pomelo treepummeloshaddockCitrus maximaCitrus grandisCitrus decumana