'Citrus decumana' definitions:
Definition of 'Citrus decumana'
From: WordNet
noun
Southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits [syn: pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo, shaddock, Citrus maxima, Citrus grandis, Citrus decumana]
Definition of 'Citrus decumana'
From: GCIDE
- Shaddock \Shad"dock\, n. [Said to be so called from a Captain Shaddock, who first brought this fruit from the East Indies.] (Bot.) A tree (Citrus decumana) and its fruit, which is a large species of orange; -- called also forbidden fruit, and pompelmous. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Citrus decumana'
From: GCIDE
- Forbidden \For*bid"den\, a. Prohibited; interdicted. [1913 Webster]
- I know no spells, use no forbidden arts. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Forbidden fruit. (a) Any coveted unlawful pleasure, -- so called with reference to the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden. (b) (Bot.) A small variety of shaddock (Citrus decumana). The name is given in different places to several varieties of Citrus fruits. [1913 Webster]