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pomegranate definition

pome·gran·ate (päm′gran′it, päm′ə-; pum′-)

noun

  1. a round fruit with a red, leathery rind and many seeds covered with red, juicy, edible flesh
  2. the bush or small tree (genus Punica, esp. P. granatum) of the pomegranate family that bears it

Etymology: ME pomegarnet < OFr pome granade < pome (see pome) + granade < L granatum, pomegranate, lit., having seeds, neut. of granatus < granum, seed, grain

adjective

designating a family (Punicaceae, order Myrtales) of dicotyledonous shrubs and small trees

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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