Dictionary Definition
shaddock
Noun
1 southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits
resembling grapefruits [syn: pomelo, pomelo tree,
pummelo, Citrus
maxima, Citrus
grandis, Citrus
decumana]
2 large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit
but with coarse dry pulp [syn: pomelo]
User Contributed Dictionary
Extensive Definition
Shaddock can refer to
- NATO
codenames for Soviet missiles:
- P-5 Pyatyorka (SS-N-3 Shaddock)
- SPU-35V Redut (SSC-1B Shaddock)
- Citrus
fruit:
- Pomelo (pummelo), Citrus maxima
- Grapefruit, Citrus × paradisi
- Captain Shaddock, who introduced the pomelo to the West Indies in the 17th century