About The Word Pomegranate
Learn about the word Pomegranate to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Pomegranate definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Pomegranate
| Pomegranate Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Pomegranate?
[n] large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind
[n] shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit Synonyms | Synonyms for Pomegranate: pomegranate tree | Punica granatum Related Terms | Find terms related to Pomegranate: See Also | edible fruit | fruit tree | genus Punica | pomegranate | pomegranate | pomegranate tree | Punica | Punica granatum Pomegranate In Webster's Dictionary \Pome"gran`ate\ (?; 277), n. [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.) 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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Readjust ‐ adjust anew; "After moving back to America, he had to readjust"…
- Tamara karsavina ‐ Russian dancer who danced with Nijinsky…
- Pulasan tree ‐ East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than…
- Eye-beaming ‐ a radiant glance of the eye; "he pretended profundity by eye-beamings…
- Semiabstract ‐ characterized by stylized but recognizable…
- Vitality ‐ an energetic style [n] the property of being able to survive…
- French marigold ‐ strong-scented bushy annual with orange or yellow flower heads…
- Razzle-dazzle ‐ any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the…
- Genetic marker ‐ a specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be…
- Menyanthaceae ‐ a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order…