pompoleon
(pɒmˈpəʊliːən)
[a. F. pompoléon (Littré); cf. Citrus Pompoleum, the shaddock, in Buisson 1779; app. connected with pompelmoose.]
A name in some places of the shaddock or pompelmoose (Citrus decumana).
| 1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 215/2 Shaddocks..when they arrive at their greatest size they are called Pompoleons, or Pomplemousses. 1848 D. W. Hoffmeister Trav. Ceylon 99 Tropical fruits new to me, pompoleons or shaddocks, jamboos, and mangoes. |