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pomelo

[ pom-uh-loh ]

noun

plural pomelos.
  1. the very large, yellow or orange citrus fruit of a tree, Citrus maxima, of southeastern Asia.
  2. the tree itself.


pomelo

/ 藞辫蓲尘瑟藢濒蓹蕣 /

noun

  1. a tropical rutaceous tree, Citrus maxima (or C. decumana ), grown widely in oriental regions for its large yellow grapefruit-like edible fruit
  2. the fruit of this tree
  3. another name for grapefruit
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pomelo1

1855鈥60; pseudo-Spanish alteration of pomplemoose < Dutch pompelmoes, perhaps blend of pompoen pumpkin and Portuguese 濒颈尘玫别蝉, plural of 濒颈尘茫辞 lemon
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pomelo1

C19: from Dutch pompelmoes, perhaps from pompoen big + Portuguese 濒颈尘茫辞 a lemon
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A lot of citrus, like limes, pomelos, lemons.

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They speculate that other early Citrus species, including the pomelo and citron, emerged slightly later in the Himalayan foothills.

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I left the car and started to run, I saw a place with many pomelo trees and I went there.

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Colored paper lanterns hung along the strip where customers stocked up on pomelos, whole ducks and moon cakes.

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Mandarins, pomelos, citrons, kumquats and papeda were likely main, original biological species.

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