əˌloʊ noun, plural pom·e·los.
1.
the very large, yellow or orange citrus fruit of a tree, Citrus maxima, of southeastern Asia.
2.
the tree itself.
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| —n , pl -los | |
| 1. | a tropical rutaceous tree, Citrus maxima (or C. decumana), grown widely in oriental regions for its large yellow grapefruit-like edible fruit |
| 2. | the fruit of this tree |
| 3. | chiefly (US) another name for grapefruit |
| [C19: from Dutch pompelmoes, perhaps from pompoen big + Portuguese limão a lemon] | |
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