pomegranate
Of a colour like that of the pulp or skin of a pomegranate fruitOf a colour like that of the pulp or skin of a pomegranate fruit; dark red or orange-red.
Meaning
1 sensesOf a colour like that of the pulp or skin of a pomegranate fruit; dark red or orange-red.
Examples
56 sentencesI like pomegranates.
Я люблю гранати. — deniko
My neighbors have a pomegranate tree.
Tom told me where I could buy pomegranates.
When was the last time you ate a pomegranate?
The pomegranate is one of the oldest known fruits.
Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English pome-garnet, pome-garnete, pome garnate, pome granThe noun is derived from Middle English pome-garnet, pome-garnete, pome garnate, pome granat, pome-granate (“pomegranate fruit; pomegranate tree; pomegranate seeds (?)”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman pome gernate, pomme gernette, Middle French pomme granade, pomme granate, pomme grenade, and Old French pome grenade, pome grenate, pomme grenate [and other forms] (modern French grenade), probably from Italian pomogranato, pomo granato (though apparently first attested later), and then either:
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Forms
more pomegranate, most pomegranate| Comparative | more pomegranate Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most pomegranate Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form