Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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}.
Forbidden \For*bid"den\, a.
Prohibited; interdicted.
I kniw no spells, use no forbidden arts. --Milton.
{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.
Source : WordNet®
Citrus decumana
n : southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling
grapefruits [syn: {pomelo}, {pomelo tree}, {pummelo}, {shaddock},
{Citrus maxima}, {Citrus grandis}]