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pummelo

pummelo is the alternative spelling of pomelo.

Meaning of pomelo

Noun

pomelo (plural pomelos or pomeloes)

  1. The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.
  2. The tree which produces this fruit.
  3. (Caribbean, US, archaic) The grapefruit.
    • SHADDOCK, AND POMELO, OR GRAPE-FRUIT. (Citrus aurantium decumana.*) The cultivation of these fruits is extendiug gradually, especially of the pomelo, which is a first-class marketable fruit, very valuable in the spring and early summer.1888, Bulletin, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Pomology, page 78
    Synonyms:
    grapefruit

Forms of pummelo

pluralpummelos
pluralpummeloes

Questions about pummelo

What is pummelo the alternative spelling of?
Pummelo is the alternative spelling of pomelo.

Words near pummelo in the dictionary

  1. pummelled
  2. pummeller
  3. pummellers
  4. pummelling
  5. pummellings
  6. pummelo
  7. pummeloes
  8. pummelos
  9. pummelow
  10. pummelows
  11. pummels

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