shaddock : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: shaddock	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for shaddock
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shaddock n southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits Synonym(s): pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo, shaddock, Citrus maxima, Citrus grandis, Citrus decumana large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp Synonym(s): pomelo, shaddock
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shaddock \Shad"dock\, n. [Said to be so called from a Captain Shaddock, who first brought this fruit from the East Indies.] (Bot.) A tree ({Citrus decumana}) and its fruit, which is a large species of orange; -- called also {forbidden fruit}, and {pompelmous}.