Definition
The pomegranate fruit or tree, especially in scientific or Latin botanical contexts.
Etymology
From Latin granatum, meaning 'pomegranate,' derived from granum (grain or seed) because the fruit is full of seeds. The term was used in medieval and Renaissance botany to distinguish this fruit scientifically.
Kelly Says
The pomegranate's scientific name, Punica granatum, literally means 'Punic grain-fruit'—the Romans called it the 'Punic apple' because it came from Carthage! The fruit was so prized that it became the symbol of fertility and abundance across Mediterranean cultures.
Translations
CSČeština
granátové jablko
gra-na-to-ve ja-blko
DEDeutsch
Granatapfel
gra-na-ta-pffel
ELΕλληνικά
πορτοκάλι
porto-kali
ESEspañol
granada
gra-na-da
FISuomi
granappi
gra-na-ppi
FRFrançais
grenade
gren-ad
HUMagyar
granátalma
gra-na-ta-lma
IDBahasa Indonesia
granat
gra-nat
ITItaliano
melograno
me-lo-gra-no
MSBahasa Melayu
granat
gra-nat
NLNederlands
granaat
gra-naat
PTPortuguês
Granada
gra-na-da
RORomână
grenadă
gre-na-da
RUРусский
Гренада
gre-na-da
SVSvenska
granatäpple
gra-na-ta-pple
SWKiswahili
granati
gra-na-ti
TEతెలుగు
గ్రానేట్
gra-na-et
TRTürkçe
greyfurt
grey-furt
UKУкраїнська
гранат
gra-nat
URاردو
درخت انار
der-kht a-naar
VITiếng Việt
bồ quân
bo quan
ZUZU
ingonyama
in-go-nya-ma