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rimon -
n. Hebrew - ri'mon.
Latin, pomum granatum, meaning "grained apple";
English, pomegranate. 1: fruit of Punica granatum, a bush or small tree of Asia, ... The fruit is the size of a large orange, obscurely six-sided, with a smooth, leathery skin that ranges from brownish yellow to red; within, it is divided into several chambers containing many thin, transparent vesicles of reddish, juicy pulp, each surrounding an angular, elongated seed. ... Throughout the Orient, the pomegranate has since earliest times occupied a position of importance alongside the grape and the fig. According to the Bible -- 25 references! -- King Solomon possessed an orchard of pomegranates ... [Source: Brittanica.com]. 2: me. |