How did the grapefruit get its name...
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How did the grapefruit get its name, since it is so much bigger than a grape?
Answer
Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi) resemble grapes only in that they grow in clusters, but that was sufficient reason for early European explorers in Barbados to bestow this name on them.
