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pomegranate

(päm′gran′it, päm′ə-; pum′-)

noun

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

Origin: 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

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noun

A deciduous shrub or small tree (Punica granatum) native to Asia and widely cultivated for its edible fruit.
The fruit of this tree, having a tough reddish rind, and containing many seeds, each enclosed in a juicy, mildly acidic, red pulp.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English pome granate

Origin: , from Old French pome grenate

Origin: : pome, apple; see pome

Origin: + grenate, having many seeds (from Latin grānātus, from grānum, grain, seed; see gṛə-no- in Indo-European roots)

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