POMEGRAN'ATE, noun [Latin pomum, an apple, and granatum, grained. See Grain and Granate.] 1. The fruit of a tree belonging to the genus Punica. This fruit is as large as an orange, having a hard rind filled with a soft pulp and numerous seeds. It is of a reddish color. 2. The tree that produces pomegranates. 3. An ornament resembling a pomegranate on the robe and ephod of the Jewish high priest.
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