pomegranate
noun/ˈpɒmɪɡrænɪt/
/ˈpɑːmɪɡrænɪt/
- a round fruit with thick smooth skin, that is red inside and full of large seedsTopics Foodc2Word OriginMiddle 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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