POMEGRANATE

Grained apple, the Punica Granatum of Linnaeus; called also Malum Granatum, in French pomme granate, whence its English name. The tree grows wild in Persia and Syria, as generally in the south of Europe and north of Africa. It is low, with a straight stem, reddish bark, many and spreading branches, dark green lancet-formed leaves, and large and beautiful crimson blossoms. The fruit is of the size of an orange, of a tawny brown, with a thick astringent coat, containing an abundance of seeds, each enveloped in a distinct, very juicy, pink coat, whose flavor, in a wild state, is a pure and very strong acid; but in the cultivated plant, sweet and highly agreeable. The ripe pulp was eaten by itself or with a sprinkling of sugar; or its juice was made into a sherbet. The value of the fruit and the beauty of the flower made the pomegranate welcome in gardens, So 4:13 6:7,11 8:2 Joe 1:12. It was abundant in Palestine, Nu 13:23 De 8:8. Artificial pomegranates were used as ornaments on the robe of the high priest, Ex 28:33, and also as an architectural ornament, 1Ki 7:18.

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Pomegranate. Pomegranate
I.e., “grained apple” (pomum granatum), Heb. rimmon. Common in Egypt (Num. 20:5) and Palestine (13:23; Deut. 8:8). The Romans called it Punicum malum, i.e., Carthaginian apple, because they received it from Carthage. It belongs to the myrtle family of trees. The withering of the pomegranate tree is mentioned among the judgments of God (Joel 1:12). It is frequently mentioned in the Song of Solomon (Cant. 4:3, 13, etc.). The skirt of the high priest’s blue robe and ephod was adorned with the representation of pomegranates, alternating with golden bells (Ex. 28:33,34), as also were the “chapiters upon the two pillars” (1 Kings 7:20) which “stood before the house.”

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POMEGRANATE. → (A fruit) → Abounded in the land of Canaan 1Sa 14:2 → Brought by the spies to show the fruitfulness of the land of Canaan Nu 13:23 → Figures of the fruits of, were embroidered on the ephod Ex 28:33,34; 39:24 → Carved on the pillars of the temple 1Ki 7:18,20,42; Jer 52:22,23 → Wine made of So 8:2

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pomegranate. Pomegranate, n. the name of a tree or its fruit

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Pome″gran′ate (?; 277), n. [[OE. pomgarnet, OF. pome de grenate, F. grenade, L. pomum a fruit + granatus grained, having many grains or seeds. See Pome, and Garnet, Grain.]] 1. 1. (Bot.) 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. 2. A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate. Ex. xxviii. 33.