shadock
shadock is the alternative form of shaddock.
Meaning of shaddock
Noun
shaddock (plural shaddocks)
- Synonym of pomelo, in all its senses including (inexact) grapefruit.
- Oranges thrive better than below, producing abundance of delicious fruit; but the shaddock or pumplemous (Citrus decumana) requires the full force of a tropical sun, for it will not thrive even at Tondano a thousand feet lower.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 390
- Synonyms:
- pomelo, in all its senses including
Forms of shadock
| plural | shadocks |
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Questions about shadock
- What is shadock the alternative form of?
- Shadock is the alternative form of shaddock.
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