pomegraate -
n. 1 a an orange-sized fruit with a tough golden-orange
outer skin containing many seeds in a red
pulp. b the tree bearing this fruit, Punica granatum, native to N. Africa and W. Asia.
2 an ornamental representation of a pomegranate.
[ME f. OF pome grenate (as POME, L granatum having many seeds f. granum seed)]