Pommelo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pommelo is a noun meaning Alternative spelling of pomelo.
Meaning
Alternative spelling of pomelo.
Example Sentences
Pommelo has been called by various botanical names. Roxburg (1832) and Lushington (1910) referred to pommelo as C. decumana where- as Chatterjee (1948) indicates that it is more proper to refer it as C. maxima (Burm).
At North Eastern Hilly region of India, Assam lemon (C. limon), Satkara (C. macroptera) and Pommelo (C. grandis) and Kharna Khatta are found to be highly tolerant to the citrus leaf miner Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton.
Cameron mentioned two hybrid types. One is a hybrid pommelo while the other is a hybrid between pommelo and mandarin. Chandler-an early ripening hybrid pommelo derived from a low acid parent, a cross between pommelo 2240 x pommelo 2241. It combines several of the desirable characteristics of the parent.
Word Forms
- pommelos
- pommeloes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pummelo, pumelo, pomello, pompelo, pomolo, pomelo.
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