noun
pomegranate
PO-mihg-ra-niht
noun
1
A round fruit with tough reddish skin and many juicy, sweet-tart seeds inside.
"She sprinkled pomegranate seeds over the salad for a splash of color."
"Pomegranate juice has become popular for its antioxidants."
How to Use Pomegranate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA fruit with a tough red skin full of small, juicy, jewel-like seeds.
Common pairings
pomegranate juice
pomegranate seeds
ripe pomegranate
Word Forms
more pomegranate comparative, pomegranates plural, most pomegranate superlative
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Etymology
From Old French pome grenate, literally "seeded apple," from Latin pōmum ("fruit") and grānātum ("having many seeds").