‖n. [ Sp., dim. of granada pomegranate. See Grenade, Garnet. ] (Bot.) The fruit of certain species of passion flower (esp. Passiflora quadrangularis) found in Brazil and the West Indies. It is as large as a child's head, and is a good dessert fruit. The fruit of Passiflora edulis is used for flavoring ices. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A West Indian tree (Brya ebenus) yielding a fine grade of green ebony.
Syn. -- granadilla tree, Brya ebenus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. See Grenade. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Granaries [ L. granarium, fr. granum grain. See Garner. ] 1. A storehouse or repository for grain, esp. after it is thrashed or husked; a cornhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: (Fig.), A region fertile in grain; in this sense, equivalent to breadbasket, used figuratively; as, Ukraine, the granary of the Soviet Union. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

The exhaustless granary of a world. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Garnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. granatum the pomegranate. ] (Chem.) D-mannitol; -- so called because found in the pomegranate. See mannitol. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Staurolite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. pomgarnet, OF. pome de grenate, F. grenade, L. pomum a fruit + granatus grained, having many grains or seeds. See Pome, and Garnet, Grain. ] 1. (Bot.) The fruit of the tree Punica Granatum; also, the tree itself (see Balaustine), which is native in the Orient, but is successfully cultivated in many warm countries, and as a house plant in colder climates. The fruit is as large as an orange, and has a hard rind containing many rather large seeds, each one separately covered with crimson, acid pulp. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate. Ex. xxviii. 33. [ 1913 Webster ]