pomegranate Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit
Punica granatum; pomegranate tree.
noun large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind

OE. pomgarnet, OF. pome de grenate, F. grenade, L. pomum a fruit + granatus grained, having many grains or seeds. See Pome, and Garnet, Grain.

(Bot.) 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.
A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate. Ex. xxviii. 33.