About The Word Shaddock
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Shaddock
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What's The Definition Of Shaddock?
[n] large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp
[n] southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits Synonyms | Synonyms for Shaddock: Citrus decumana | Citrus grandis | Citrus maxima | pomelo | pomelo | pomelo tree | pummelo Related Terms | Find terms related to Shaddock: See Also | citrous fruit | citrus | citrus | Citrus decumana | citrus fruit | Citrus grandis | Citrus maxima | citrus tree | genus Citrus | pomelo tree | pummelo | shaddock | shaddock Shaddock In Webster's Dictionary \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}.
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