Chinese grapefruit
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English
Noun
Chinese grapefruit (countable and uncountable, plural Chinese grapefruits)
- Synonym of pomelo (“SE-Asian citrus fruit”)
- 2008, Martin Walters, Chinese Wildlife: A Visitor’s Guide, Bradt Travel Guides, →ISBN, page 25, →ISBN:
- One rather unusual citrus fruit is the large-fruited pomelo or Chinese grapefruit, C. maxima. This is larger than a grapefruit, pale green when ripe, and has thick soft rind and quite sweet flesh. It is commonly grown in southern China.
Translations
pomelo — see pomelo
Further reading
pomelo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “Chinese grapefruit”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
