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Definition of Pomelo
1. Noun. Southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits.
Terms within: Shaddock
Group relationships: Genus Citrus
Generic synonyms: Citrus, Citrus Tree
2. Noun. Large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp.
Generic synonyms: Citrous Fruit, Citrus, Citrus Fruit
Group relationships: Citrus Decumana, Citrus Grandis, Citrus Maxima, Pomelo Tree, Pummelo, Shaddock
Definition of Pomelo
1. n. A variety of shaddock, called also grape fruit.
Definition of Pomelo
1. Noun. A large yellow citrus fruit native to southeastern Asia and Malaysia. It has a sweet flesh and is about 25 centimeters in diameter. ¹
2. Noun. A tree which produces pomelos, ''Citrus maxima''. ¹
3. Noun. (context: now chiefly US and South Africa) A grapefruit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pomelo
1. a grapefruit [n -LOS] - See also: grapefruit
Medical Definition of Pomelo
1. A variety of shaddock, Synonym: grape fruit. Origin: Cf. Pompelmous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pomelo
Literary usage of Pomelo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fruit Recipes: A Manual of the Food Value of Fruits and Nine Hundred by Riley Maria Fletcher Berry (1907)
"The Spaniards introduced the pomelo, like the Seville orange and the lime, into
Florida and, though full recognition of its value came late, it has attained ..."
2. Citrus Fruits and Their Culture by H. Harold Hume (1911)
"pomelo Blossoms. About natural size. pomelo. It is of older origin than either
... The name pomelo has been adopted by the best authorities and it is by all ..."
3. Culture of the Citrus in California by Byron Martin Lelong, California State Board of Horticulture (1902)
"Fruit very large, pyri- form. MAMMOTH. — Fruit extraordinarily large, pyri- form,
pale yellow. pomelo tree in fruit. THE pomelo.* Citrus aurantium, var. ..."
4. American Horticultural Manual by Joseph L. Budd, Niels Ebbesen Hansen (1908)
"THE pomelo, OR GRAPE-FRUIT. The species to which this belongs ... VARIETIES OF
pomelo. Aurantium. — Medium, round, light yellow; quality good. ..."
5. The California Fruits and how to Grow Them: A Manual of Methods which Have by Edward James Wickson (1921)
"... of the bitter orange or orange of Seville, generally called "Florida sour
stock"; of the common or sweet orange and of the pomelo or Grape Fruit. ..."
6. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"—Although botanically the pomelo and Shaddock are of one species, ... The Shaddock
is a smaller tree than the pomelo, with larger leaves, but the greatest ..."
7. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1894)
"The culture of the pomelo has extended over a wide range oí country, often in a
wild state. The Florida " Exchange" says: The great value of ..."
8. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1914)
"THE SIAMESE pomelo Perhaps the Finest in the World—Several Types Seem to be
Genuinely Seedless Occasional Seed-production Probably Due to Cross-pollination. ..."
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