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pomegranate
noun
pome·gran·ate
ˈpä-mə-ˌgra-nət 
ˈpäm-ˌgra-nət,
ˈpəm-
1
: a several-celled reddish berry that is about the size of an orange with a thick leathery skin and many seeds with pulpy crimson arils of tart flavor
2
: a widely cultivated tropical Asian tree (Punica granatum of the family Lythraceae) bearing pomegranates
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Ingredients that add sweetness include simple syrup and some fruit juices, like pineapple and pomegranate.
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 27 Jan. 2025
The drink mixes rum, pomegranate, smoked pineapple juice and fig honey.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
It was designed with 50 plant species, including Lebanon cedars, holm oaks, pines, cypress, walnuts, pomegranates and a historic olive tree.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Yogurt cake with pistachios and pomegranates, and rosewater-and-cardamom ice cream.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 27 Jan. 2025
The drink mixes rum, pomegranate, smoked pineapple juice and fig honey.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
It was designed with 50 plant species, including Lebanon cedars, holm oaks, pines, cypress, walnuts, pomegranates and a historic olive tree.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Yogurt cake with pistachios and pomegranates, and rosewater-and-cardamom ice cream.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
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pomegranate
noun
pome·gran·ate
ˈpäm-(ə-)ˌgran-ət
ˈpəm-ˌgran-
ˈpəm-ˌgran-
: a reddish fruit about the size of an orange that has a thick leathery skin and many seeds in a pulp of tart flavor
also
: a tropical Asian tree that produces pomegranates
Medical Definition
pomegranate
noun
pome·gran·ate
ˈpäm-(ə-)ˌgran-ət
ˈpəm-ˌgran-
ˈpəm-ˌgran-
1
: a tart thick-skinned several-celled reddish berry that is about the size of an orange
2
: a widely cultivated tropical Old World tree (Punica granatum of the family Punicaceae) bearing pomegranates and having bark and roots which were formerly used in dried form as a taeniacide
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