释义 |
pomegranate/ˈpɒmiɡrænit/n. 1a an orange-sized fruit with a tough golden-orange outer skin containing many seeds in a red pulp 石榴 b the tree bearing this fruit, Punica granatum, native to N. Africa and W. Asia 石榴树(产于北美和西亚) 2 an ornamental representation of a pomegranate 石榴状饰物 [Middle English from Old French pome grenate (as POME, Latin granatum ‘having many seeds’ from granum ‘seed’)] |