POMEGRANATE


Meaning of POMEGRANATE in English

/ ˈpɒmɪgrænɪt; NAmE ˈpɑːm-/ noun

a round fruit with thick smooth skin and red flesh full of large seeds

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old French pome grenate , from pome apple + grenate pomegranate (from Latin (malum) granatum (apple) having many seeds, from granum seed).

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