[pome.gran.ate] n [ME poumgrenet, fr. MF pomme grenate, lit., seedy apple] (14c) 1: a thick-skinned several-celled reddish berry that is about the size of an orange and has many seeds with pulpy crimson arils of tart flavor
2: a widely cultivated tropical Old World tree (Punica granatum of the family Punicaceae) bearing pomegranates