shaddock

shad·dock  (shdk)

n. In both senses also called pomelo, pompelmous, pumelo.

1. A tropical southeast Asian tree (Citrus maxima) closely related to the grapefruit and having very large round fruit with thick rinds and coarse-grained pulp.

2. The edible yellow fruit of the shaddock.

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[After Captain Shaddock, 17th-century English ship commander.]

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shaddock [ˈʃædək]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for pomelo

[named after Captain Shaddock, who brought its seed from the East Indies to Jamaica in 1696]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shaddock - southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits Citrus decumana, Citrus grandis, Citrus maxima, pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo pomelo, shaddock - large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp genus Citrus - orange; lemon; lime; etc. citrus tree, citrus - any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds
	2.	shaddock - large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp pomelo citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit - any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions Citrus decumana, Citrus grandis, Citrus maxima, pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo, shaddock - southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits