Found 2 items, similar to Punica Granatum.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Punica granatum
Punica granatum
n : shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large
red many-seeded fruit [syn:
pomegranate,
pomegranate tree
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Punica Granatum
Pomegranate
\Pome"gran`ate\ (?; 277), n. [OE. pomgarnet, OF.
pome de grenate, F. grenade, L. pomum a fruit + granatus
grained, having many grains or seeds. See
Pome, and
Garnet,
Grain.]
1. (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.
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2. A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate.
--Ex. xxviii. 33.
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