Definition of: pomegranate

(pom′gran·it, pum′-, pəm·gran′·it) noun
1. The fruit of a tropical Asian and African tree (Punica granatum), about the size of an orange and having a hard rind and subacid red pulp with many seeds.
2. The tree. [<OF pome grenate <pome an apple (<L pomum) + grenate <LL granata <L granatum, orig. neut. of granatus very seedy <granum a grain, a seed]