Definition of 'pomegranate'

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pomegranate

(pɒmɪgrænɪt

)

Word forms: plural pomegranates

variable noun

A pomegranate is a round fruit with a thick reddish skin. It contains lots of small seeds with juicy flesh around them.

Grill the aubergines and top them with pomegranate and fresh mint.

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pomegranate in British English

(ˈpɒmɪˌɡrænɪt

, ˈpɒmˌɡrænɪt

)

noun

an Asian shrub or small tree, Punica granatum, cultivated in semitropical regions for its edible fruit: family Punicaceae

the many-chambered globular fruit of this tree, which has tough reddish rind, juicy red pulp, and many seeds

Word origin

C14: from Old French pome grenate, from Latin pōmum apple + grenate, from Latin grānātum, from grānātus full of seeds

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pomegranate in American English

(ˈpɑmˌɡrænɪt , ˈpɑməˌɡrænɪt , ˈpʌmˈɡrænɪt )

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

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

adjective

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

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pomegranate in American English

(ˈpɑmˌɡrænɪt, ˈpɑmɪ-, ˈpʌm-)

noun

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

the shrub or small tree, Punica granatum, that bears it, native to southwestern Asia but widely cultivated in warm regions

Word origin

[1275–1325; ME poumgarnet, pomegarnade (‹ OF pome grenate, pome gernete), repr. ML pōmum grānātum lit., seedy apple. See pome, grenade]

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No pomegranate seeds, that was the rule, though it would be difficult to fend off the repeated offers.She smiled slightly, remembering that nonsense about pomegranate seeds.she told herself, it was prudent to eat or drink nothing-- not even six pomegranate seeds.She chews a few more pomegranate seeds, spits them into her hand, and puts them on the table.

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