1. (Bot.)
Defn: The fruit of the tree Punica Granatum; also, the tree itself (see Balaustine), which is native in the Orient, but is successfully cultivated in many warm countries, and as a house plant in colder climates. The fruit is as large as an orange, and has a hard rind containing many rather large seeds, each one separately covered with crimson, acid pulp.
2. A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate. Ex. xxviii. 33.
POMEL
Pom"el, n.
Defn: A pommel. [Obs.] Chaucer.
POMELO
Pom"e*lo, n. Etym: [Cf. Pompelmous.]
Defn: A variety of shaddock, called also grape fruit.
POMELY
Pome"ly, a. Etym: [OF. pomelé, F. pommelé. See Pome.]
Defn: Dappled. [Obs.] "Pomely gray." Chaucer.
POMERANIAN
Pom`e*ra"ni*an, a.