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grapefruit - 2 dictionary results

grape⋅fruit

[greyp-froot]
–noun
1. a large, roundish, yellow-skinned, edible citrus fruit having a juicy, acid pulp.
2. the tropical or semitropical tree, Citrus paradisi, yielding this fruit.

Origin:
1805–15; grape + fruit, appar. from the resemblance of its clusters to those of grapes
grape·fruit   (grāp'frōōt')   
n.  
  1. A tropical or semitropical evergreen (Citrus paradisi) cultivated for its edible fruit.
  2. The large, round fruit of this tree, having a yellow rind and juicy, somewhat acid pulp.

[Probably so called because the fruit grows in clusters.]
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