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pomegranates

  • plural
    of pomegranate.
    pomegranate
    noun
    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.

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Homes are clustered on a hill that sports vistas of the sea and trees dripping with figs and pomegranates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

There were peaches, pomegranates, even a couple of bright-pink dragon fruits.

From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026

Kabul also sent apples and pomegranates to Russia for the first time last month.

From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025

The results of the new study show that a substance found in pomegranates, urolithin A, removes weak mitochondria from the brain just as effectively as NAD supplement.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024

Cabin two was more graceful somehow, with slimmer columns garlanded with pomegranates and flowers.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan