pomegranate

     

The pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a fruit-bearing eciduous shrub or small tree growing to 5–8 m tall. The pomegranate is native to the region from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran to the Himalayas in northern India and has been cultivated and naturalized over the whole Mediterranean region and the Caucasus since ancient times. It is widely cultivated throughout Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, India, Turkey, the drier parts of southeast Asia, Peninsular Malaysia, the East Indies, and tropical Africa. Introduced into Latin America and California by Spanish settlers in 1769, pomegranate is now cultivated in parts of California and Arizona for juice production. In the functional food industry, pomegranate is included in a novel category of exotic fruits called superfruits.

Trivia about pomegranate

  • The prophet Mohammed advised, "Eat" this many-seeded fruit, "It purges the system of envy & hatred"
  • This fruit with many seeds is grown on the Punica granatum tree
  • As you'd expect, POM Wonderful makes drinks that are 100% this juice
  • Traditional Rosh Hashanah foods include this fruit, with the hope that one's merits increase in number to match its seeds
  • A seedy fruit(11)
  • With its many seeds, this fruit became a symbol of fertility:[video clue]
  • A picture of this fruit appeared on the pillars of Solomon's temple
  • Roll this Persian "fruit of many seeds" on the table & insert a straw through the skin to drink its juice
  • In theirs, the ancient Romans used pine nuts, barley mash & seeds from this red fruit associated with Persephone
  • A symbol of fertility in mythology, it's been called "Nature's most labor-intensive fruit"
  • Originating around Iran, it's a malum granatum
  • Because of its crystals, the name of the garnet is related to that of this many-seeded fruit
  • Parrots, like Persephone, like to eat this fruit
  • This Mediterranean fruit appears on the Spanish city of Granada's coat of arms
  • Appropriately, the name of this fruit comes from the Latin for "seedy apple"