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Pos: Noun
[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun shaddock has 2 senses

1.  shaddock(n = noun.plant) citrus decumana, citrus grandis, citrus maxima, pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo - southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits;
is a kind of citrus, citrus tree
has parts: pomelo, shaddock
is a member of genus citrus

2.  shaddock(n = noun.food) pomelo - large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp;
is a kind of citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit
is a part of citrus decumana, citrus grandis, citrus maxima, pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo, shaddock


[CIDE DICTIONARY]

shaddock, n. [Said to be so called from a Captain Shaddock, who first brought this fruit from the East Indies.].

   A tree (Citrus decumana) and its fruit, which is a large species of orange; -- called also forbidden fruit, and pompelmous. [1913 Webster]


[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

shaddock, n. Bot.
1 the largest citrus fruit, with a thick yellow skin and bitter pulp. Also called POMELO.
2 the tree, Citrus grandis, bearing these.

Etymology:
Capt. Shaddock, who introduced it to the W. Indies in the 17th c.