grapefruit

American  

[greyp-froot] / ˈgreɪpˌfrut /

noun

1. a large, roundish, yellow-skinned, edible citrus fruit having a juicy, acid pulp.

2. the tropical or semitropical tree, Citrus paradisi, yielding this fruit.

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grapefruit British  

/ ˈɡreɪpˌfruːt /

noun

1. a tropical or subtropical cultivated evergreen rutaceous tree, Citrus paradisi

2. the large round edible fruit of this tree, which has yellow rind and juicy slightly bitter pulp

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Etymology

Origin of grapefruit

1805–15; grape + fruit, apparently from the resemblance of its clusters to those of grapes

Example Sentences

And fruits, which range from varieties of pear to bright citruses like orange and grapefruit.

From Salon

Curled up, the dragon was no bigger than a medium-sized grapefruit, and about as threatening.

From Literature

Minna smiled at me as she speared a section of grapefruit.

From Literature

Dan from Edinburgh says that his baby, due in early January, was at one point the size of a grapefruit.

From BBC

His family says they fill large crates with 500 pounds of lemons, oranges and grapefruit, often in triple-digit heat without any company-paid breaks.

From Los Angeles Times