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pompoleon|pɒmˈpəʊliːən| [a. F. pompoléon (Littré); cf. Citrus Pompoleum, the shaddock, in Buisson 1779; app. connected with pompelmoose.] A name in some places of the shaddock or pompelmoose (Citrus decumana).
1837Penny Cycl. VII. 215/2 Shaddocks..when they arrive at their greatest size they are called Pompoleons, or Pomplemousses. 1848D. W. Hoffmeister Trav. Ceylon 99 Tropical fruits new to me, pompoleons or shaddocks, jamboos, and mangoes. |