Pompelmous

2 definitions found

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

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

  Pompelmous \Pom"pel*mous\, n.; pl. {Pompelmouses}. [D.
     pompelmoes; cf. G. pompelmuse, F. pamplemousse, and F.
     pompol['e]on.] (Bot.)
     A shaddock, esp. one of large size.
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