pomegranate
English
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Etymology
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(deprecated template usage) From Middle English pome garnate, pome granate, borrowed from Old French pomme grenate, from Medieval Latin pōmum (“fruit”) + grānātum (“having many seeds”).
Pronunciation
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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,
- A dark red colour, like that of a pomegranate.
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Derived terms
Translations
shrub/tree
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fruit
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See also
- Socotra pomegranate (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.)
See also
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “pomegranate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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