pummelo
/ˈpʌməloʊ/
noun
- A large citrus fruit with thick yellow or green rind and pale yellow or pink flesh, similar to a grapefruit but larger and less bitter.
- He added chunks of pummelo to the fruit salad for a refreshing tang.
- She peeled a pummelo and shared the sweet segments with her family.
- The market had fresh pummelos from Thailand, each the size of a soccer ball.
- The tree that produces this fruit, native to Southeast Asia.
- The pummelo tree in their backyard was heavy with fruit.
- A mature pummelo can reach up to 15 feet in height.
- Farmers in the region have cultivated pummelo trees for centuries.