Pummelo Pummelo

Pummelo - Definition and Overview
Pummelo

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Subclass:Rosidae
Order:Sapindales
Family:Rutaceae
Genus:Citrus
Species:maxima
Binomial name
Citrus maxima

The Pummelo (Citrus maxima) or Shaddock is a citrus fruit, usually a pale green when ripe, larger than a grapefruit, with sweet flesh and thick spongy rind. The grapefruit is a cross between the pummelo and the orange.

The pomelo has a name that sounds similiar to the pummelo, and is often confused with the pummelo. However, it is a cross between the grapefruit and the pummelo.

Pummelos
Pummelo after being cut
Pummelo after being sectioned
Flesh of the pummelo
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Example Usage of Pummelo
amandablum: @winemedineme enjoying my Pummelo, by the way.
StacieFrost: the Pummelo gets my stamp of approval. =P there are all sorts of Bohemian Waxwings outside. very cool birds
StacieFrost: I wish it would keep raining. I'm going to try a Pummelo, never had one. looks like a grapefruit
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