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Pomegranate

Pomegranate Meaning & Definition
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.

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