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POMPELMOUS [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A small round-headed citrus tree (Citrus grandis) that produces shaddocks and is probably native to southeastern Asia or the Pacific islands but is widespread in warm areas ... though largely replaced by the grapefruit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Arboriculture fruitière
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Arbre du groupe des agrumes, du genre citrus (Citrus grandis), qui produit des pamplemousses.

CONT

Les principales espèces d'agrumes sont : le pomelo, ou grape-fruit (Citrus paradisi) dont le fruit, comestible, est injustement appelé pamplemousse; [...] le pamplemoussier (Citrus grandis), dont le fruit, immangeable cru, est utilisé en industrie alimentaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Fruticultura
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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