Definitions for: Shaddock


[n] large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp
[n] southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits



Webster (1913) Definition: Shad"dock, n. [Said to be so called from a Captain
Shaddock, who first brought this fruit from the East Indies.]
(Bot.)
A tree (Citrus decumana) and its fruit, which is a large
species of orange; -- called also forbidden fruit, and
pompelmous.

Synonyms: Citrus decumana, Citrus grandis, Citrus maxima, pomelo, pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo

See Also: citrous fruit, citrus, citrus, Citrus decumana, citrus fruit, Citrus grandis, Citrus maxima, citrus tree, genus Citrus, pomelo tree, pummelo, shaddock, shaddock

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