Pomegranate, (Punic ageratum), bush or small tree of the family Traceable and its fruit. The juicy rials of the fruit are eaten fresh, and the juice is the source of grenadine syrup, used in flavorings and liqueurs. Pomegranate is high in dietary fiber, folic acid, vitamin C. 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 ails of reddish, juicy pulp, each surrounding an angular elongated seed.
