pummelo

English

Noun

pummelo (plural pummelos or pummeloes)

  1. Alternative spelling of pomelo. [since the 19th century]
    • 1976, Cultivation of Neglected Tropical Fruits with Promise, Parts 1-6, Agricultural Research (Southern region), Science and Education Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 11:
      Some of the Oriental pummelo varieties, whether from Thailand, China, or Malaysia, when grown at the Orlando, Fla., Station are sweeter than grapefruit, and the flavor is distinctive and pleasing to most persons.
    • 2010, Handbook of Drug-Nutrient Interactions, Humana Press, page 280:
      Fruit juice of the pummelo was found to have substantial furanocoumarin content and to cause inhibition of CYP3A4-mediated testosterone 6ẞ-hydroxylation by human liver microsomes (167).
    • 2020, The Genus Citrus, Elsevier Science, page 85:
      In addition to pummelo varieties, there are various pummelo hybrids that have been produced with varying but limited commercial success.
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