pomegranate

pomegranate
noun /ˈpɒm.iˌɡɹæn.ɪt,ˈpɑməˌɡɹænət/
a) Any of several shrubs or small trees, of the genus Punica, bearing the fruit of the same name.
b) The fruit of these plants, about the size of an orange and having a red pulp containing many seeds and enclosed in a thick, hard, reddish skin.

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  • POMEGRANATE — (Heb. רִמּוֹן, rimmon), the tree, Punica granatum, and its fruit. It is one of the seven choice fruits of Ereẓ Israel (Deut. 8:8), and among the fruits brought by the spies sent by Moses, as proof of the land s fertility (Num. 13:23). After the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • pomegranate — [päm′gran΄it, päm′əgran΄it; pum′gran′it] n. [ME pomegarnet < OFr pome granade < pome (see POME) + granade < L granatum, pomegranate, lit., having seeds, neut. of granatus < granum, seed, GRAIN] 1. a round fruit with a red, leathery… …   English World dictionary

  • Pomegranate — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pomegranate — (n.) early 14c., poumgarnet, from O.Fr. pome grenate, from M.L. pomum granatum, lit. apple with many seeds, from pome apple, fruit + grenate having grains, from L. granata, fem. of granatus, from granum grain. The Latin was malum granatum seeded… …   Etymology dictionary

  • pomegranate — ► NOUN ▪ a round tropical fruit with a tough golden orange outer skin and sweet red flesh containing many seeds. ORIGIN from Latin pomum granatum apple having many seeds …   English terms dictionary

  • Pomegranate — For other uses, see Pomegranate (disambiguation). Pomegranate Punica granatum Fruit Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • pomegranate — /pom gran it, pom i , pum /, n. 1. a chambered, many seeded, globose fruit, having a tough, usually red rind and surmounted by a crown of calyx lobes, the edible portion consisting of pleasantly acid flesh developed from the outer seed coat. 2.… …   Universalium

  • pomegranate — paprastasis granatmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Granatmedinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, maistinis, vaisinis, vaistinis augalas (Punica granatum), paplitęs vakarų ir atogrąžų Azijoje. Naudojamas gėrimams (sultims) gaminti. atitikmenys:… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • pomegranate — [14] The pomegranate is etymologically the ‘many seeded apple’. The word’s ultimate ancestor was Latin mālum grānātum (mālum gave English malic ‘of apples’ [18], and grānātus was derived from grānum ‘seed’, source of English grain). In Vulgar… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • pomegranate — UK [ˈpɒmɪˌɡrænət] / US [ˈpɑmˌɡrænət] noun [countable] Word forms pomegranate : singular pomegranate plural pomegranates a round fruit that has a hard skin and many thick seeds inside …   English dictionary

  • pomegranate — [14] The pomegranate is etymologically the ‘many seeded apple’. The word’s ultimate ancestor was Latin mālum grānātum (mālum gave English malic ‘of apples’ [18], and grānātus was derived from grānum ‘seed’, source of English grain). In Vulgar… …   Word origins

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