Definition of grapefruit Grapefruit

/gɹejˈpfɹuˌt/ - [greypfrut] - grape•fruit

We found 7 definitions of grapefruit from 5 different sources.

What does grapefruit mean?

Noun Plural: grapefruits
grapefruit - large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half
		citrous fruit, citrus fruit, citrus any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
		citrus paradisi, grapefruit large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half
grapefruit - citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp
		Citrus paradisi
		citrus tree, citrus any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
		genus citrus orange; lemon; lime; etc.

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Grapefruit is a citrus fruit grown in sub-tropical places. It is bigger than an orange and tastes bitter, but many types of grapefruit have other flavors. It is very healthy.

The simultaneus intake of grapefruit-juice and anticonvulsant could rise the concentration of the latter, The flavonoid naringin, was an important clinically active inhibitor of intestinal OATP1A2 (reads "organic anion-transporting polypeptide") and responsible of this interaction with many drugs that go into liver