Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tropical or semitropical evergreen tree (Citrus paradisi) cultivated for its edible fruit.
- noun The large, round fruit of this tree, having a yellow rind and juicy, somewhat acid pulp.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The pomelo, a smaller variety of the shaddock, Citrus decumana: so called in the markets of the northern cities of the United States, probably from its grape-like flavor. It is now successfully cultivated in Florida. See pomelo, shaddock.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- The shaddock.
- noun A citrus tree (
Citrus paradisi ) bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp. - noun The large yellow fruit of the
Citrus paradisi , having somewhat acid juicy pulp. It is a popular breakfast food.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
tree of the species Citrus paradisi. - noun The large
spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half
- noun citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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If you're wondering about the name grapefruit, it references the fact that the fruit grows in grape-like clusters on the tree.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Kitchen Daily 2012
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My co-worker brought in a huge bag of grapefruit from the Valley (yes, the Texas valley).
An epiphany about grapefruit | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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We just enjoyed some grapefruit from a neighbor whose parents live near Harlingen, TX.
An epiphany about grapefruit | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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Up to this point, I have had to slice all of the individual sectors with a knife which takes way too long especially when the anticipation of eating the grapefruit is too much to stand already.
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Up to this point, I have had to slice all of the individual sectors with a knife which takes way too long especially when the anticipation of eating the grapefruit is too much to stand already.
Peace Corps Bulgaria: Three Parter The Wood To The Sand 2008
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Grapefruit: Everyone knows the juiciest, largest and sweetest ruby red grapefruit comes from the Rio Grande Valley.
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Grapefruit: Everyone knows the juiciest, largest and sweetest ruby red grapefruit comes from the Rio Grande Valley.
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Instead, I live in the pedestrian community of Ajijic where I pick my morning grapefruit from the garden tree every morning in season.
Pozos 2005
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Instead, I live in the pedestrian community of Ajijic where I pick my morning grapefruit from the garden tree every morning in season.
Pozos 2005
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Instead, I live in the pedestrian community of Ajijic where I pick my morning grapefruit from the garden tree every morning in season.
Pozos 2005
sionnach commented on the word grapefruit
cross between a pomelo and an orange
July 24, 2007
misterpolly commented on the word grapefruit
What have grapes got to do with it?
December 8, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word grapefruit
They grow in bunches, like grapes, so someone called them grapefruit. Cool, huh?
December 8, 2007
rolig commented on the word grapefruit
I like the Slovene name for this fruit: grenivka (pronounced something like gren-IW-ka], which comes from the word grenak, meaning "bitter".
December 16, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word grapefruit
Seen here.
July 27, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word grapefruit
Betcha didn't know this is the name of a strain of medical marijuana!
January 15, 2010