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[syn: pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo, shaddock, Citrus maxima, Citrus grandis, Citrus decumana]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Forbidden \For*bid"den\, a.
Prohibited; interdicted.
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I know no spells, use no forbidden arts. --Milton.
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Forbidden fruit.
(a) Any coveted unlawful pleasure, -- so called with
reference to the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden.
(b) (Bot.) A small variety of shaddock (Citrus decumana).
The name is given in different places to several
varieties of Citrus fruits.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Shaddock \Shad"dock\, n. [Said to be so called from a Captain
Shaddock, who first brought this fruit from the East Indies.]
(Bot.)
A tree (Citrus decumana) and its fruit, which is a large
species of orange; -- called also forbidden fruit, and
pompelmous.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Citrus decumana
n 1: southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling
grapefruits [syn: pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo,
shaddock, Citrus maxima, Citrus grandis, Citrus
decumana]