pomegranate

pome·gran·ate  (pmgrnt, pm-, pm-, pm-)

n.

1. A deciduous shrub or small tree (Punica granatum) native to Asia and widely cultivated for its edible fruit.

2. The fruit of this tree, having a tough reddish rind, and containing many seeds, each enclosed in a juicy, mildly acidic, red pulp.

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[Middle English pome granate, from Old French pome grenate : pome, apple; see pome + grenate, having many seeds (from Latin grntus, from grnum, grain, seed; see g-no- in Indo-European roots).]

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pomegranate

Noun

a round tropical fruit with a tough reddish rind containing many seeds in a juicy red pulp [Latin pomum apple + granatus full of seeds]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pomegranate - shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit pomegranate tree, Punica granatum pomegranate - large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind genus Punica, Punica - coextensive with the family Punicaceae fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit
	2.	pomegranate - large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh pomegranate, pomegranate tree, Punica granatum - shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit

Translations

pomegranate [ˈpɔmɪgrænɪt] n → granada

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pomegranate [ˈpɔmɪgrænɪt] n → grenade f

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pomegranate [ˈpɔmɪgrænɪt] n → Granatapfel m

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pomegranate [ˈpɔmɪgrænɪt] n → melagrana