Pummelo

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of pomelo. alt-of, alternative

    "Some of the Oriental pummelo varieties, whether from Thailand, China, or Malaysia, when grown at the Orlando, Fla., Station are sweeter than grapefruit, and the flavor is distinctive and pleasing to most persons."

  2. 2
    southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits wordnet

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citrus decumanacitrus grandiscitrus maximapomelopomelopomelo tree

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"Some of the Oriental pummelo varieties, whether from Thailand, China, or Malaysia, when grown at the Orlando, Fla., Station are sweeter than grapefruit, and the flavor is distinctive and pleasing to most persons."

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