pomegranate

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Being also well known as the deity of Fertility the pomegranate is an apt symbol - and they were offered in the tomb as a way to speed up the return and rebirth of the beloved departed.

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  1. noun A deciduous shrub or small tree (Punica granatum) native to Asia and widely cultivated for its edible fruit.
  2. noun The fruit of this tree, having a tough reddish rind, and containing many seeds, each enclosed in a juicy, mildly acidic, red pulp.

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  • Being also well known as the deity of Fertility the pomegranate is an apt symbol - and they were offered in the tomb as a way to speed up the return and rebirth of the beloved departed. —  Fashion World of SL
  • Feminine, and with juice the color of blood, the pomegranate is a symbol for the missing women in Juarez. —  Fog City Journal
  • In my mother's culture, the pomegranate is a symbol of the beauty and durability of the Armenian people. —  Newspaper Tree
  • The outside of the pomegranate is usually a red color, the inside is usually white, and the fruit that covers the seeds is normally red or purple. —  Article Source
  • The quality of our pomegranate is as good as that produced in Maharashtra. " —  The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public
 

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  1. Middle English pome granate, from Old French pome grenate : pome, apple; see pome + grenate, having many seeds (from Latin grānātus, from grānum, grain, seed; see gr̥ə-no- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. Formerly also pomegranet; from Middle English pomegarnet, pomgarnet, pomgarnat, pomegarnade, pomgarnad, from Old French pome grenate, pome de grenate, pun de grenat, pomme de grenade = Italian pomogranato, from Middle Latin pomum granatum, in L. malum granatum, pomegranate, literally apple with many seeds (also called in L. malum Punicum, Punic apple): L. pomum, fruit, apple (see pome); granatum, neuter of granatus, with many seeds (granatum, later F. grenade = Spanish granada, pomegranate), from granum, seed, grain: see grain, grenade, garnet.
 

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