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GRAPEFRUIT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("grapefruit" is a kind of...):

citrous fruit; citrus; citrus fruit (any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions)

Meronyms (parts of "grapefruit"):

grapefruit peel (strips of grapefruit peel cooked in sugar syrup and coated with sugar)

Holonyms ("grapefruit" is a part of...):

Citrus paradisi; grapefruit (citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp

Synonyms:

Citrus paradisi; grapefruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("grapefruit" is a kind of...):

citrus; citrus tree (any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds)

Meronyms (parts of "grapefruit"):

grapefruit (large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half)

Holonyms ("grapefruit" is a member of...):

genus Citrus (orange; lemon; lime; etc.)

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