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Shaddock

/ˈʃadək/

The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.

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📖 Definitions of "Shaddock"

noun

1
The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.
2
The tree which produces this fruit.
3
The grapefruit.

🔄 Synonyms of "Shaddock"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
pomelonoun	The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.
pummelonoun	Alternative spelling of pomelo. [The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.]
citrus maximanoun	southeastern asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
citrus decumananoun	southeastern asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
citrus grandisnoun	southeastern asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
pomelo treenoun	southeastern asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shaddock"

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Word	Definition
pomelonoun	The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.
pummelonoun	Alternative spelling of pomelo. [The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.]
citrus decumananoun	southeastern asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
citrus grandisnoun	southeastern asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
citrus maximanoun	southeastern asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
pomelo treenoun	southeastern asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
forbidden fruitnoun	(idiomatic) Illicit pleasure.
chinese grapefruitnoun	Synonym of pomelo (“SE-Asian citrus fruit”).
pampelmoesnoun	(now chiefly South Africa) Synonym of pomelo, as both a large fruit of Southeast Asia and as a catchall term for other related fruit such as the grapefruit.
pomolonoun	Obsolete spelling of pomelo. [The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.]
pomellonoun	Obsolete spelling of pomelo. [The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.]
pompelonoun	(obsolete) Alternative spelling of pomelo (“grapefruit”). [The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.]
pommelonoun	Alternative spelling of pomelo. [The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.]
pomeracnoun	Alternative form of pommerac. [The edible fruit of Syzygium malaccense.]
shadberrynoun	Synonym of shadbush (“plant in the genus Amelanchier”).
pommeracnoun	The edible fruit of Syzygium malaccense.
shropsavinenoun	Alternative form of sops of wine (“a kind of apple”). [An old European cultivar of apple, of a deep red colour.]
pommeisnoun	Synonym of pomme (“a roundel vert”).
pumelonoun	Obsolete spelling of pomelo. [The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.]
abacatenoun	Synonym of avocado.