pomegranate
(noun) large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind
pomegranate, pomegranate tree, Punica granatum
(noun) shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pomegranate (plural pomegranates)
A fruit-bearing shrub or small tree, Punica granatum.
The fruit of Punica granatum, about the size of an orange and having a red pulp containing many seeds and enclosed in a thick, hard, reddish skin.
A dark red colour, like that of a pomegranate.
• magnoperate
Source: Wiktionary
Pome"gran`ate, n. Etym: [OE. pomgarnet, OF. pome de grenate, F. grenade, L. pomum a fruit + granatus grained, having many grains or seeds. See Pome, and Garnet, Grain.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: The fruit of the tree Punica Granatum; also, the tree itself (see Balaustine), which is native in the Orient, but is successfully cultivated in many warm countries, and as a house plant in colder climates. The fruit is as large as an orange, and has a hard rind containing many rather large seeds, each one separately covered with crimson, acid pulp.
2. A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate. Ex. xxviii. 33.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 April 2025
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