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pomegranate

(pɒmɪgrænɪt)
Word forms: plural pomegranates
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A pomegranate is a round fruit with a thick reddish skin. It contains lots of small seeds with juicy flesh around them.

pomegranate in British English

(ˈpɒmɪˌɡrænɪt, ˈpɒmˌɡrænɪt)
noun
1. 
an Asian shrub or small tree, Punica granatum, cultivated in semitropical regions for its edible fruit: family Punicaceae
2. 
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

pomegranate in American English

(ˈpɑmˌgrænɪt; ˈpɑməˌgrænɪt; ˈpʌmˈgrænɪt)
noun
1. 
a round fruit with a red, leathery rind and many seeds covered with red, juicy, edible flesh
2. 
the bush or small tree (genus Punica, esp. P. granatum) of the pomegranate family that bears it
adjective
3. 
designating a family (Punicaceae, order Myrtales) of dicotyledonous shrubs and small trees
Word origin
ME pomegarnet < OFr pome granade < pome (see pome) + granade < L granatum, pomegranate, lit., having seeds, neut. of granatus < granum, seed, grain

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Examples of 'pomegranate' in a sentence
pomegranate

No pomegranate seeds, that was the rule, though it would be difficult to fend off the repeated offers.
Fraser, Anthea THE GOSPEL MAKERS (2001)
She smiled slightly, remembering that nonsense about pomegranate seeds.
Fraser, Anthea THE GOSPEL MAKERS (2001)
she told herself, it was prudent to eat or drink nothing-- not even six pomegranate seeds.
Fraser, Anthea THE GOSPEL MAKERS (2001)
She chews a few more pomegranate seeds, spits them into her hand, and puts them on the table.
Alex Shakar THE SAVAGE GIRL (2001)

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pomegranate

British English: pomegranate /ˈpɒmɪˌɡrænɪt; ˈpɒmˌɡrænɪt/ NOUN
A pomegranate is a round fruit with a thick reddish skin. It contains lots of small seeds with juicy flesh around them.
  • American English: pomegranate
  • Arabic: رُمَّان
  • Brazilian Portuguese: romã
  • Chinese: 石榴
  • Croatian: nar
  • Czech: granátové jablko
  • Danish: granatæble
  • Dutch: granaatappel
  • European Spanish: granada
  • Finnish: granaattiomena
  • French: grenade
  • German: Granatapfel
  • Greek: ρόδι
  • Italian: melagrana
  • Japanese: ザクロ
  • Korean: 석류
  • Norwegian: granateple
  • Polish: granat
  • European Portuguese: romã
  • Romanian: rodie
  • Russian: гранат
  • Latin American Spanish: granada
  • Swedish: granatäpple
  • Thai: ผลทับทิม
  • Turkish: nar
  • Ukrainian: гранат
  • Vietnamese: lựu

Chinese translation of 'pomegranate'

pomegranate

(ˈpɔmɪɡrænɪt)

n (c)

  1. 石榴 (shíliu) (个(個), gè)
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