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Webster 1913 Edition
Pomegranate
Pome′granˊate
(?; 277)
, Noun.
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. 2.
A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate.
Ex. xxviii. 33.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pomegranate
POMEGRAN'ATE
,Noun.
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.Definition 2024
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English
Pomegranate (fruit)
Noun
pomegranate (plural pomegranates)
- A fruit-bearing shrub or small tree, Punica granatum.
- 2005, Fahiem E. El-Borai, Larry W. Duncan, 12: Nematode Parasites of Subtropical and Tropical Fruit Tree Crops, M. Luc, Richard A. Sikora, J. Bridge (editors), Plant Parasitic Nematodes in Subtropical and Tropical Agriculture, 2nd Edition, page 481,
- The pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) originates from Persia, and is cultivated in western and central Asia and in the Mediterranean region; it is also grown commercially in California. […] The predominant parasitic nematodes affecting pomegranate are the root knot nematodes, M.[Meloidogyne] incognita, M. acrita and M. javanica (McSorley, 1981).
- 2005, Payam Nabarz, The Mysteries of Mithras: The Pagan Belief That Shaped the Christian World, page 79,
- The pomegranate is the tree of knowledge in some myths. In others, it is linked with the underworld, […] .
- 2008, M. N. V. Prasad, Trace Elements as Contaminants and Nutrients, page 225,
- In this experiment, the average Zn concentration of leaf in four pomegranate cultivars was between 12.0 and 19.8mg/kg in the control (Fig. 2a).
- 2005, Fahiem E. El-Borai, Larry W. Duncan, 12: Nematode Parasites of Subtropical and Tropical Fruit Tree Crops, M. Luc, Richard A. Sikora, J. Bridge (editors), Plant Parasitic Nematodes in Subtropical and Tropical Agriculture, 2nd Edition, page 481,
- The fruit of Punica granatum, about the size of an orange and having a red pulp containing many seeds and enclosed in a thick, hard, reddish skin.
- 2001, Vern L. Bullough (editor), Herbal Contraceptives and Abortifacients, Encyclopedia of Birth Control, page 125,
- The seeds of the pomegranate, for example, were widely used to prevent conception in the ancient world and they are still used in India, East Africa, and the Pacific.
- 2005, Payam Nabarz, The Mysteries of Mithras: The Pagan Belief That Shaped the Christian World, page 79,
- Persephone is taken to the underworld by Hades to be his queen. She willingly eats a seed of pomegranate and is forced to spend every winter with her husband in the land of the dead, symbolizing the yearly decay and revival of vegetation.
- […]
- In Judaism, the number of seeds in a pomegranate is said to be the exact number of mitzvah, or spiritual duties required of a devout Jew.
- 2006, Wayne Gisslen, Professional Cooking, College Version, page 683,
- The pomegranate is a subtropical fruit about the size of a large apple.
- 2011, David Joachim, Fire It Up: 40 Recipes for Grilling Everything, page 310,
- The grilled leeks are then drizzled with a gorgeous, ruby-red pomegranate vinaigrette.
- 2001, Vern L. Bullough (editor), Herbal Contraceptives and Abortifacients, Encyclopedia of Birth Control, page 125,
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References
- “pomegranate” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).