pumelo
Americannoun
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pumelos
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She taught him the names of the strange fruits before them; but though listening and questioning eagerly, he could not afterward have told loquat from pumelo, or custard-apple from papaya.
From Dragon's blood by Henry Milner Rideout
Among the fruits grown are the date, mulberry, orange, lemon, pumelo, persimmon, lichi, pomegranate, pineapple, fig, coconut, mango, and banana, besides the usual kinds common in Western countries.
From Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner
The child had one arm round his neck, and with the other she hugged a ripe pumelo nearly as big as her own head.
From An Outcast of the Islands by Joseph Conrad
She waved her hand, staring with dreamy vacancy, while Lingard looked at her, and squatting down groped under the table after the pumelo.
From An Outcast of the Islands by Joseph Conrad
"Pick up my pumelo, O Rajah of the sea!" she said, speaking in a high-pitched, clear voice with great volubility.
From An Outcast of the Islands by Joseph Conrad
A plentiful supply of fruit—oranges, pears, pumelos, peaches, li-chees, and Chinese preserves—finished a cheap, though almost Sybarite repast; and last, but not least in a hot climate, one glass of ice-cold water was forthcoming.
From Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) by Augustus F. Lindley
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