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
Example Sentences
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The Grape Fruit.—This fruit, a variety of shaddock, belongs to the great citrus family, of which there are one hundred and sixty-nine known varieties.
From Science in the Kitchen. by Kellogg, Mrs. E. E.
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 Saunders, William
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 Davidson, G. F.
The shaddock of Java is a magnificent fruit, and surpasses those of any other country with which I am acquainted.
From Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. by Davidson, G. F.
I had brought from the Friendly Islands several shaddock trees.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Kerr, Robert
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