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shaddock |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shaddock \Shad"dock\, n. [Said to be so called from a Captain Shaddock, who first brought this fruit from the East Indies.] (Bot.) A tree ({Citrus decumana}) and its fruit, which is a large species of orange; -- called also {forbidden fruit}, and {pompelmous}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shaddock n 1: southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits [syn: {pomelo}, {pomelo tree}, {pummelo}, {Citrus maxima}, {Citrus grandis}, {Citrus decumana}] 2: large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp [syn: {pomelo}]
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