Definitions for pomegranates

pomegranates pome·gran·ate

Spelling: [pom-gran-it, pom-i-, puhm-]
IPA: /ˈpɒmˌgræn ɪt, ˈpɒm ɪ-, ˈpʌm-/

Pomegranates is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 2039 anagrams from letters in pomegranates (aaeegmnoprst).

Definitions for pomegranates

noun

  1. a chambered, many-seeded, globose fruit, having a tough, usually red rind and surmounted by a crown of calyx lobes, the edible portion consisting of pleasantly acid flesh developed from the outer seed coat.
  2. the shrub or small tree, Punica granatum, that bears it, native to southwestern Asia but widely cultivated in warm regions.

Origin of pomegranates

1275-1325; Middle English poumgarnet, pomegarnade (Old French pome grenate, pome gernete), representing Medieval Latin pōmum grānātum literally, seedy apple. See pome

Examples for pomegranates

In Madras, a branch of the pomegranate tree is usually stuck in.

They are broad and richly bordered with palms and pomegranate.

At the first noise of their entrance, Proserpina withdrew the pomegranate from her mouth.

Mix the beets with the pomegranate seeds, cilantro and the sauce.

This still is from a video called “pomegranate”, in the new solo show by Ori Gersht at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

In a mixing bowl mix the pomegranate concentrate, lemon juice, peppers and salt and set a side for 20 minutes.

The crisp, cool masses of the pomegranate were dotted with scarlet flowers.

Historians hypothesize that the fruit in the Garden of Eden was a pomegranate, not an apple.

Persephone snacked on pomegranate seeds in Hades and now our gas bills rocket in January.

The pomegranate was so violently thrown that it burst in pieces.

Word Value for pomegranates
Scrable

16

Words with friends

20

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