| LC control no. | sh 85109058 |
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| LC classification | QK495.R98 Botany SB370.P86 Crop |
| Topical heading | Pummelo |
| Variant(s) | Citrus decumana Citrus grandis Citrus maxima Pomelo (Pummelo) Pommelo Pompelmous Poo look Pumelo Pummelo tree Shaddock Zabon |
| See also | Citrus |
| Found in | Britannica online, July 31, 2023 (pummelo, (Citrus maxima), also spelled pomelo, also called shaddock, citrus tree of the family Rutaceae, grown for its large sweet fruits; Pummelo is one of the original citrus species from which most commercial cultivars are derived; the grapefruit (Citrus x paradisi), for example, is a cross of pummelo and sweet orange (C. x sinensis); Pummelo trees reach 6-13 metres (20-43 feet) in height) Wikipedia, July 31, 2023 (The pomelo (also spelled pummelo, pumelo, pomello, pommelo) (Citrus maxima), from the family Rutaceae, is the largest citrus fruit, and the principal ancestor of the grapefruit; the pomelo tree may be 5-15 meters (16-50 feet) tall; In English, the word "pomelo" has become the more common name, although "pomelo" has historically been used for grapefruit) Merriam-Webster dictionary online, July 31, 2023 (pomelo plural pomelos: 1. grapefruit. 2. or pummelo: a) a very large thick-rinded usually pear-shaped citrus fruit differing from the closely related grapefruit especially in its loose rind and often coarse dry pulp. b) a large widely cultivated tropical tree (Citrus maxima synonym C. grandis) of southeast Asia that bears pomelos) Dictionary.com, July 31, 2023 (pummelo plural pummelos: pomelo; pomelo plural pomelos: 1. the very large, yellow or orange citrus fruit of a tree, Citrus maxima, of southeastern Asia. 2. the tree itself) |
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