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POMEGRANATE TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pomegranate tree mean? 

POMEGRANATE TREE (noun)
  The noun POMEGRANATE TREE has 1 sense:

1. shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruitplay

  Familiarity information: POMEGRANATE TREE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POMEGRANATE TREE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

pomegranate; pomegranate tree; Punica granatum

Hypernyms ("pomegranate tree" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "pomegranate tree"):

pomegranate (large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind)

Holonyms ("pomegranate tree" is a member of...):

genus Punica; Punica (coextensive with the family Punicaceae)


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