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The Pummelo or Shaddock (Citrus maxima) is a citrus fruit, usually a pale green to yellow when ripe, larger than a grapefruit, with sweet flesh and thick spongy rind. The grapefruit is a hybrid between the pummelo and the orange.
The pomelo has a name that sounds similar to "pummelo", and is often confused with the pummelo. However, it is a back-cross hybrid between the grapefruit and the pummelo.
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Pummelos
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Pummelo after being cut
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Pummelo after being sectioned
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Flesh of the pummelo
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