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Noun Plural: pomegranates
pomegranate - shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit
		pomegranate tree, Punica granatum
		fruit tree tree bearing edible fruit
		genus punica, punica coextensive with the family Punicaceae
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

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pomegranate (Noun)
Any of several fruit-bearing shrubs or small trees, of the genus Punica.
pomegranate (Noun)
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.

pomegranate (n.)
The fruit of the tree Punica Granatum; also, the tree itself (see Balaustine), which is native in the Orient, but is successfully cultivated in many warm countries, and as a house plant in colder climates. The fruit is as large as an orange, and has a hard rind containing many rather large seeds, each one separately covered with crimson, acid pulp.
pomegranate (n.)
A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate.

pomegranate
The red, round fruit of the pomegranate tree, having many red seeds with a tangy flavor.

pomegranate
pom′gran-āt, n. a fruit much cultivated in warm countries, as large as a medium-sized orange, having a thick leathery rind filled with numerous seeds. [O. Fr. pome grenate—L. pomum, an apple, granatum, having many grains.]

The Pomegranate ("Punica Granatum") is a fruit. It has seeds that are covered in red jelly

The pomegranate was first known in Iran to the Himalayas in northern India and has been spread over the whole Mediterranean region including Armenia since ancient times. Its Hindi name is "anar".