grapefruit

[greyp-froot]

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.

grapefruit

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of grapefruit¹

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

Example Sentences

A grapefruit tree that is one of a few in the UK growing outside of Kew Gardens has been granted additional protection.

From BBC

Her family didn’t have a lot of money so she went door to door selling grapefruit to buy new magic tricks from Bert Easley’s Fun Shop.

From Los Angeles Times

Similar to the Muscat flavor, the Pink Lemonade gummies include a fruit-filled, jelly center that flaunts Sicilian lemon and pink grapefruit flavors.

From Salon

After hours bleeding, passing “clots the size of grapefruit,” according to a nurse’s notes, she received two blood transfusions — a short-term remedy.

From Salon

There are things he wishes he could work on, like cultivating the Reed avocado, a little-known variety that’s about the size and shape of a grapefruit.

From Los Angeles Times