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PUNICA GRANATUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

pomegranate; pomegranate tree; Punica granatum

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Punica granatum" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "Punica granatum"):

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

Holonyms ("Punica granatum" is a member of...):

genus Punica; Punica (coextensive with the family Punicaceae)

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