pomelo
The tree which produces this fruit.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026US
The tree which produces this fruit.
Pomelo.* — Much larger than an orange and smaller than a shaddock; a delicious fruit, preferred by many to the orange. Skin smooth, pale yellow; subacid. The membrane dividing the pulp is bitter, and must be removed before eating the pul…
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#2·Apr 27, 2026US
The large fruit of the (syn. ), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.
SHADDOCK, AND POMELO, OR GRAPE-FRUIT. (Citrus aurantium decumana.*) The cultivation of these fruits is extendiug gradually, especially of the pomelo, which is a first-class marketable fruit, very valuable in the spring and early summer.
Origin: Of etymology, though possibly a variant of earlier pampelmoes, from , , sources ultimately equivalent to "thick lemon" or transcribing the Tamil பம்ப ளிமாசு. Alternatively, possibly from apple + melon or some cognate; though such a compound is currently unattested, some early variant spellings seem to show influence from pome. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026US
(US, Caribbean, archaic) The grapefruit.
POMELO (syn. grape fruit).—A variety of shaddock; fruit very large, from two to five pounds each, pale yellow, resembling the citron; skin smooth; pulp sub-acid. / SHADDOCK.—Tree inclined to be dwarf; fruit very large, w…
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