Definition of "shaddock" []

• A tropical southeast Asian tree (Citrus maxima) closely related to the grapefruit and having very large round fruit with thick rinds and coarse-grained pulp. (noun)
• The edible yellow fruit of the shaddock. (noun)

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• "Red snapper was crusted in coconut and further enhanced by persimmon chutney and green curry, and the two dessert courses featured a soup pressed from pomelo (the Asian forebear of the grapefruit, aka shaddock, named after the sea captain who brought its seed to the West Indies from the Malay Peninsula in the 17th century) and a soufflé of kalamansi, the delicate citrus of the Philippines."
• "“Kubád” = shaddock (citrus decumana): the huge orange which Captain Shaddock brought from the West Indies; it is the"
• "And shaddock mid the garden paths, on bough, viii."