Pomelo

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pomelo \Pom"e*lo\, n. [Cf. {Pompelmous}.]
     A variety of shaddock, called also {grape fruit}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  pomelo
       n 1: southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling
            grapefruits [syn: {pomelo tree}, {pummelo}, {shaddock},
            {Citrus maxima}, {Citrus grandis}, {Citrus decumana}]
       2: large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with
          coarse dry pulp [syn: {shaddock}]