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Shaddock   /ʃˈædək/   Listen
Shaddock

noun
1.
Southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits.  Synonyms: Citrus decumana, Citrus grandis, Citrus maxima, pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo.
2.
Large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp.  Synonym: pomelo.






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"Shaddock" Quotes from Famous Books



... their visitors, scarcely expecting to receive anything in return. At last, the chief, making the people open right and left, conducted his visitors to his house, which was delightfully situated about three hundred yards from the sea, at the head of a fine lawn under the shade of some shaddock trees. The floor was covered with mats, on which the guests were invited to be seated, the people arranging themselves on the ground in a circle outside. The piper having landed, Captain Cook ordered the bagpipes to be played, and, in ...
— Captain Cook - His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries • W.H.G. Kingston



Words linked to "Shaddock" :   genus Citrus, citrus, citrus fruit, citrous fruit, citrus tree



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