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pummelo::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | citrus decumana, citrus grandis, citrus maxima, pomelo, pomelo tree, shaddock |
| Type of | citrus, citrus tree |
Examples of pummelo
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Actually, grapefruits are a natural cross between an Asian pummelo and an orange.
From the chron.com
Pummelo, which grows as big or bigger than grapefruit, fulfills the desire for large fruit, but it has thick skin.
From the stltoday.com
There is some evidence, he added, that mandarin and pummelo diverged from each other between 1.4 million and 2.8 million years ago.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The data demonstrated that sweet orange and sour orange were hybrids of mandarin and pummelo, while rough lemon was a cross between citron and mandarin.
From the sciencedaily.com
The sweet orange is the result of a complex hybridization event between pummelo and mandarin, which was followed by a backcross with mandarin.
From the nature.com
That would make the orange roughly five-eighths mandarin and three-eights pummelo, the giant fruit that resembles and is the mother of the grapefruit.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Bloomsweet is a pear-shaped yellow-white-fleshed fruit that is much sweeter than a typical grapefruit, and is best treated as a pummelo for eating.
From the chron.com
The results proved that bergamot and lemon were derived from citron and sour orange, and grapefruit was a hybrid that originated from a cross between pummelo and sweet orange.
From the sciencedaily.com
Furthermore, this study suggested that sweet orange resulted from a hybridization between mandarin and pummelo that was followed by a backcross with mandarin.
From the nature.com
- Pomelo: southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
- The pomelo (Citrus maxima or Citrus grandis) is a citrus fruit native to Southeast Asia. It is usually pale green to yellow when ripe, with sweet white (or, more rarely, pink or red) flesh and very thick pudgy rind. ...
