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the citrus giant that fathered the grapefruit and never asks for credit
means A large pale-green or yellow citrus fruit with a thick rind and sweet, mild flesh, native to Southeast Asia and the ancestor of the grapefruit.
from Likely from the Dutch 'pompelmoes,' a 17th-century word that itself probably joins 'pompel' (something swollen or fat) with 'limoes' (lemon) — a 'swollen citrus,' which it certainly is. Beyond the Dutch trail the path grows murky, and the deeper roots are uncertain. The botanical species name, 'Citrus maxima,' simply concedes the point: the biggest one.
- size
- largest citrus fruit, can hit two kilograms
- parentage
- crossed with orange to create the grapefruit
- thick rind
- peel so thick it survives ocean voyages
- names
- also called shaddock after a sea captain
- flavor
- sweeter and milder than its grapefruit child
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citrus maxima — scientific name, native to malaysia and thailand