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pomelo
[ pom-uh-loh ]
noun
plural pomelos.
- the very large, yellow or orange citrus fruit of a tree, Citrus maxima, of southeastern Asia.
- the tree itself.
pomelo
/ 藞辫蓲尘瑟藢濒蓹蕣 /
noun
- a tropical rutaceous tree, Citrus maxima (or C. decumana ), grown widely in oriental regions for its large yellow grapefruit-like edible fruit
- the fruit of this tree
- another name for grapefruit
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
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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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