pomegranate tree

Grows ruby arils

A pomegranate tree is the plant that produces pomegranates—a small deciduous tree or large shrub native to the Middle East, cultivated for its red fruit filled with edible seeds.

The trees are drought-tolerant and often grown ornamentally for their bright orange-red flowers: The pomegranate tree in the courtyard was heavy with fruit.

Related
  • fruitEdible plant ovary
  • orchardFruit tree plantation
  • seedsPlant embryos in casings
  • arilsFleshy seed appendages
  • rubyPrecious red gemstone

blood red · Mediterranean · Middle Eastern · Persian · ancient · harvest · bark · branches · blossoms · juice · tart · crimson · garden · fertile · mythology · Greek myth · Persephone · autumn

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Opposites
botanical type

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Citrus-bearing woody plant

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climate/growing zone

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Fruit-bearing orchard plant

cherry tree · pear tree · plum tree · birch tree

symbolic/cultural association

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Printed rather than digital

olive tree · willow tree · cypress tree · yew tree

Family

pomegranate, tree, trees, treed, treeing

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G