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pomegranate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pomegranate has 2 senses
- pomegranate(n = noun.plant) pomegranate tree, punica granatum - shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit; Array has parts: pomegranate
- pomegranate(n = noun.food) Array - large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind; Array is a kind of edible fruit
is a member of genus punica, punica
is a kind of fruit tree
is a part of pomegranate, pomegranate tree, punica granatum
CIDE DICTIONARY
pomegranate, 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.].
- 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. [1913 Webster] - A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate. Ex. xxviii. 33. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pomegranate, n.
1 a an orange-sized fruit with a tough golden-orange outer skin containing many seeds in a red pulp. b the tree bearing this fruit, Punica granatum, native to N. Africa and W. Asia.
2 an ornamental representation of a pomegranate.
1 a an orange-sized fruit with a tough golden-orange outer skin containing many seeds in a red pulp. b the tree bearing this fruit, Punica granatum, native to N. Africa and W. Asia.
2 an ornamental representation of a pomegranate.
Etymology
ME f. OF pome grenate (as POME, L granatum having many seeds f. granum seed)
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