POMELO


Meaning of POMELO in English

/pom"euh loh'/ , n. , pl. pomelos .

1. the very large, yellow or orange citrus fruit of a tree, Citrus maxima, of southeastern Asia.

2. the tree itself. Also, pommelo, pumelo, pummelo . Also called shaddock .

[ 1855-60; pseudo-Spanish alter. of pomplemoose pompelmoes shaddock, perh. b. pompoen PUMPKIN and Pg limões, pl. of LIMÃO LEMON ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .