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CITRUS DECUMANA

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Meaning:

Southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits

Synonyms:

Citrus decumana; Citrus grandis; Citrus maxima; pomelo; pomelo tree; pummelo; shaddock

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Citrus decumana" is a kind of...):

citrus; citrus tree (any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds)

Meronyms (parts of "Citrus decumana"):

pomelo; shaddock (large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp)

Holonyms ("Citrus decumana" is a member of...):

genus Citrus (orange; lemon; lime; etc.)

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