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Punica GranatumPomegranate Pome"gran`ate (?; 277), 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.
2. A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate.
--Ex. xxviii. 33. Punica granatumBalaustine Ba*laus"tine, n. [L. balaustium, Gr. ?.] (Bot.)
The pomegranate tree (Punica granatum). The bark of the
root, the rind of the fruit, and the flowers are used
medicinally. PunicePunice Pu"nice, n. (Zo["o]l.)
See Punese. [Obs. or R.] Punice
Punice Pu"nice, v. t.
To punish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Puniceous
Puniceous Pu*ni"ceous, Punicial Pu*ni"cial, a. [L. puniceus,
fr. Punicus Punic.]
Of a bright red or purple color. [R.]
Punicial
Puniceous Pu*ni"ceous, Punicial Pu*ni"cial, a. [L. puniceus,
fr. Punicus Punic.]
Of a bright red or purple color. [R.]
Meaning of Punic from wikipedia
- Look up
Punic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The
Punic people,
usually known as the
Carthaginians (and
sometimes as
Western Phoenicians), were a...
- The
Punic Wars were a
series of wars
between 264 and 146 BC
fought between the
Roman Republic and
Ancient Carthage.
Three wars took place, on both land...
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other symbols instead of the
intended characters. The
Punic language, also
called Phoenicio-
Punic or Carthaginian, is an
extinct variety of the Phoenician...
- The
Second Punic War (218 to 201 BC) was the
second of
three wars
fought between Carthage and Rome, the two main
powers of the
western Mediterranean in...
- The
Third Punic War (149–146 BC) was the
third and last of the
Punic Wars
fought between Carthage and Rome. The war was
fought entirely within Carthaginian...
- The
Punic religion,
Carthaginian religion, or
Western Phoenician religion in the
western Mediterranean was a
direct continuation of the
Phoenician variety...
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Ancient Carthage (/ˈkɑːrθɪdʒ/ KAR-thij;
Punic: 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤟𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕, lit. 'New City') was an
ancient Semitic civilisation based in
North Africa. Initially...
- The
First Punic War (264–241 BC) was the
first of
three wars
fought between Rome and Carthage, the two main
powers of the
western Mediterranean in the...
- Carthage. The city
developed from a
Phoenician colony into the
capital of a
Punic empire which dominated large parts of the
Southwest Mediterranean during...
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Hannibal (/ˈhænɪbəl/;
Punic: 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, romanized: Ḥanībaʿl; 247 –
between 183 and 181 BC) was a
Carthaginian general and
statesman who
commanded the...
