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  • noun Plural form of grapefruit.

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Examples

  • When I was at A&M I'd drive down and visit my grandma in Lake Jackson, she'd ask me to drive her to the "fruit stand" so she could buy some "grapefruits from the valley".

    An epiphany about grapefruit | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009

  • Thanks goes out to the new Turpentine Commissioner, TH-III, who, by virtue of bringing this to my attention, has proven his worth in grapefruits.

    Archive 2007-07-01 2007

  • Maybe my slices were still too thick, or my grapefruits were the more pesticide-y kind.

    candied grapefruit peels | smitten kitchen 2008

  • Acidic foods and beverages, such as grapefruits, oranges, limes, lemons and even tomatoes, can irritate your bladder, and may worsen incontinence symptoms.

    10 Things That Can Make Incontinence Worse health.com 2010

  • bret hart needs to just stay retired. he's so old and frail, if he gets hit one time, he will have another stroke. vince mcmahon can beat bret hart by slapping him with his saggy "grapefruits"

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

  • bret hart needs to just stay retired. he's so old and frail, if he gets hit one time, he will have another stroke. vince mcmahon can beat bret hart by slapping him with his saggy "grapefruits"

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

  • The property is fertile ground for bananas, sugar cane, Meyer lemons, mangoes and star fruit, fig trees, grapefruits, Persian limes and lemongrass.

    Laura Lippstone: Seeds of Change in Hotel Cuisine Laura Lippstone 2010

  • The property is fertile ground for bananas, sugar cane, Meyer lemons, mangoes and star fruit, fig trees, grapefruits, Persian limes and lemongrass.

    Laura Lippstone: Seeds of Change in Hotel Cuisine Laura Lippstone 2010

  • The property is fertile ground for bananas, sugar cane, Meyer lemons, mangoes and star fruit, fig trees, grapefruits, Persian limes and lemongrass.

    Laura Lippstone: Seeds of Change in Hotel Cuisine Laura Lippstone 2010

  • However, the fruits are about the size of small to medium grapefruits.

    lemon Tree 2009

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  • Isn't grapefruit a non-count noun? (Not a swipe at you, Pro. I'm asking for myself.)

    March 13, 2011

  • If the grapefruits wear it.

    March 13, 2011