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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Shad·dock n.  Bot. A tree (Citrus decumana) and its fruit, which is a large species of orange; -- called also forbidden fruit, and pompelmous.
 

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 For·bid·den a. Prohibited; interdicted.
    I know 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.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Citrus decumana
      n : southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling
          grapefruits [syn: pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo, shaddock,
           Citrus maxima, Citrus grandis]