POMELO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pomelo mean? 

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

1. southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits

2. large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp

  Familiarity information: POMELO used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POMELO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Citrus decumana; Citrus grandis; Citrus maxima; pomelo; pomelo tree; pummelo; shaddock

Hypernyms ("pomelo" 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 "pomelo"):

pomelo; shaddock (large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp)

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

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

pomelo; shaddock

Hypernyms ("pomelo" 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)

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

Citrus decumana; Citrus grandis; Citrus maxima; pomelo; pomelo tree; pummelo; shaddock (southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits)