GRAPEFRUIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grapefruit mean? 

• GRAPEFRUIT (noun)
  The noun GRAPEFRUIT has 2 senses:

1. citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp

2. large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half

  Familiarity information: GRAPEFRUIT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRAPEFRUIT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Citrus paradisi; grapefruit

Hypernyms ("grapefruit" is a kind of...):

citrus; citrus tree (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)

Meronyms (parts of "grapefruit"):

grapefruit (large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half)

Holonyms ("grapefruit" is a member of...):

genus Citrus (orange; lemon; lime; etc.)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("grapefruit" is a kind of...):

citrous fruit; citrus; citrus fruit (any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions)

Meronyms (parts of "grapefruit"):

grapefruit peel (strips of grapefruit peel cooked in sugar syrup and coated with sugar)

Holonyms ("grapefruit" is a part of...):

Citrus paradisi; grapefruit (citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp)

 Context examples 

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles grapefruit.

(Grapefruit Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

A linear, unsaturated hydrocarbon carotenoid, the major red pigment in fruits such as tomatoes, pink grapefruit, apricots, red oranges, watermelon, rosehips, and guava.

(Lycopene, NCI Thesaurus)

Grapefruit seed oil is used as a food supplement and in cosmetics.

(Grapefruit Seed Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

One problem is interactions, which may occur between: • Two drugs, such as aspirin and blood thinners • Drugs and food, such as statins and grapefruit • Drugs and supplements, such as gingko and blood thinners • Drugs and diseases, such as aspirin and peptic ulcers

(Drug Reactions, NIH)