grapefruits

Noun

grapefruit (countable and uncountable, plural grapefruits or grapefruit)

1. The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of Citrus maxima and sweet orange.
   • Results have begun to come in and at Comfort Castle this month I spent a useful and happy half day carting round 8 children in my car to their homes where we all helped to fill in with good soil and manure, their excellently dug holes and planted the grapefruit.1932, The Farmer, page 64
2. The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.
   • Grapefruit is high in vitamin C. The pink and red varieties contain vitamin A (betacarotene) and lycopene, an antioxidant that may help prevent cancer. Grapefruit contains a chemical that can alter intestinal absorption of some medications and lead to higher than normal blood levels of some drugs...2002, “Fruits”, in Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Healthy Nutrition, Academic Press, →ISBN, part II (Encyclopedia of Foods), page 176, column 3

   Synonyms:

   pomelo, shaddock, forbidden fruit

3. (plural-normally, vulgar) Large breasts; by extension, a woman with large breasts.
   • Cupping her grapefruits in her hands, she closed her eyes and imagined her date grasping them, exploring their size, weight, and firmness.

   Synonyms:

   breasts