- 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 of pomegranateMiddle English pomegarnet from Old French pome granade from pome (see pome) + granade from Classical Latin granatum, pomegranate, literally , having seeds, neuter of granatus from granum, seed, grain
designating a family (Punicaceae, order Myrtales) of dicotyledonous shrubs and small trees
- 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 numerous seeds surrounded by tart juicy red pulp.
Origin of pomegranateMiddle English pome granate from Old French pome grenate pome apple ; see pome . grenate having many seeds ( from Latin grānātus ) ( from grānum grain, seed ; see g&rlowring;ə-no- in Indo-European roots.)
- (shrub/tree): Punica granatum, Punica protopunica
From Old French pomme grenate, from Medieval Latin pomum (“fruit") + granatum (“having many seeds").