POMELO


Meaning of POMELO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpä-mə-ˌlō ]

noun

( plural -los )

Etymology: probably alteration of earlier pompelmous, from Dutch pompelmoes

Date: 1858

1. : grapefruit

2. or pum·me·lo ˈpə-

a. : a very large thick-rinded usually pear-shaped citrus fruit differing from the closely related grapefruit especially in its loose rind and often coarse dry pulp

b. : a large widely cultivated tropical tree ( Citrus maxima syn. C. grandis ) of southeast Asia that bears pomelos

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