grapefruit Synonyms & Antonyms
What Is Another Word for Grapefruit?
Instead of grapefruit you can say Citrus maxima, Citrus sinensis or tree depending on the context.
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Grapefruit as a Noun
The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of Citrus maxima and sweet orange.
The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.
Large breasts; by extension, a woman with large breasts.
Cupping her grapefruits in her hands, she closed her eyes and imagined her date grasping them, exploring their size, weight, and firmness.
The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of pomelo (Citrus maxima) and sweet orange.
Synonyms & similar words
Grapefruit in a Sentence
Cupping her grapefruits in her hands, she closed her eyes and imagined her date grasping them, exploring their size, weight, and firmness.
Word Forms & Grammar
grapefruit (countable and uncountable, plural grapefruits or grapefruit)
Words That Rhyme With Grapefruit
Origin of Grapefruit
Widely assumed to be a marketing term from grape + fruit, an allusion to the supposed grapelike clusters of fruit on the tree,[1] early 19th c. Ciardi proposes another theory: one of the pomelo's botanical names is Citrus grandis, meaning “great citrus [fruit]”, due to the size of its fruit. A new pomelo variety might first have been called a GRAYT-froot (see greatfruit), and through the process of assimilation, the word came to be pronounced GRAYP-froot.
Word Facts for Grapefruit
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹeɪ̯pfɹuːt/ |
| Meaning | The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of Citrus maxima and sweet orange |
| Synonyms | Citrus maxima, Citrus sinensis and tree |
| Plural | grapefruits |