Pomegranate

Definition

= a small tree reaching a height of 3-5 m, with narrow, dark green leaves and thorny branches; its has a red flower and produces red round fruits with a hard skin and tightly-packed pockets of seeds inside; ◄ Punica granatum; ► the seeds can be made into wine; the flower-shaped end of the fruit made it an attractive decoration on stone and in the temple; ≈ associated with love, beauty, and sex