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PUMMELO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
Synonyms:
Citrus decumana; Citrus grandis; Citrus maxima; pomelo; pomelo tree; pummelo; shaddock
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pummelo" is a kind of...):
citrus; citrus tree (any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds)
Meronyms (parts of "pummelo"):
pomelo; shaddock (large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp)
Holonyms ("pummelo" is a member of...):
genus Citrus (orange; lemon; lime; etc.)