shaddock
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of shaddock
1690–1700; named after Captain Shaddock, 17th-century Englishman who brought the seed to the West Indies from the East Indies
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The air was full of sweet perfume from the white blossoms of the shaddock, contrasting with the deep glossy green of its thick-set leaves, the spicy pimento and cinnamon trees being also noticeable.
From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Maturin Murray Ballou
Citrus decumana.—The shaddock, which has the largest fruit of the family.
From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by William Saunders
The pulp and juice is eaten with a spoon from the peel, one half the shaddock being served to each person, or it may be served in small glasses.
From The Century Cook Book by Mary Ronald
Among the choicest, I would name the mangistan, the durian, and the pumaloe or shaddock.
From Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. by G. F. Davidson
A large fruit known by this name in the East Indies, but in the West by that of shaddock, after Captain Shaddock, who introduced it there.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher
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