pomegranate

English

/ˈpɒm.ɪˌɡɹæn.ɪt/, /ˈpɑm.ɪˌɡɹæn.ɪt/

noun
Definitions
  • A fruit-bearing shrub or small tree, Punica granatum.
  • 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.
  • A dark red colour, like that of a pomegranate.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English pome garnate borrowed from Old French pomme grenate (pomegranate) derived from Latin pōmum (fruit) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- (grow old, mature, old, grown-up).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵerh₂-

Gloss

grow old, mature, old, grown-up

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Kanji

古, 老

Emoji
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