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单词 pomelo
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pom•e•lo  (pomə lō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -los. 
  1. Plant Biologythe very large, yellow or orange citrus fruit of a tree, Citrus maxima, of southeastern Asia.
  2. Plant Biologythe tree itself. Also, pommelo, pumelo, pummelo. Also called shaddock. 
  • Dutch pompelmoes shaddock, perh. blend of, blended pompoen pumpkin and Portuguese limões, plural of limão lemon
  • pseudo-Spanish alteration of pomplemoose 1855–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pomelo /ˈpɒmɪˌləʊ/ n ( pl -los)
  1. the fruit of this tree
  2. chiefly US
    another name for grapefruit

Also called: shaddock Etymology: 19th Century: from Dutch pompelmoes, perhaps from pompoen big + Portuguese limão a lemon
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