Pomegranate Facts for Kids

Pomegranate

Fruit of pomegranate
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Subclass:	Rosidae
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Lythraceae
Genus:	Punica
Binomial name
Punica granatum L.

The pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a fruit. It has seeds that are covered in an edible red pulp, called sarcotesta. In the spring, beautiful blossom flowers are seen on the pomegranate tree.

The pomegranate was first known in Iran and the Himalayas in northern India and has since been spread to many kinds of dry areas with seasonal rainfall. Its Nepali name is anar. In Sri Lanka it is known as "delum".

In ancient Rome, the pomegranate was crushed and used as dye. The color was associated with the very rich or high authority figures. The Emperor himself would often wear clothes dyed by the pomegranate.

Several other cultures (such as ancient Greece) also associated the pomegranate with the "underworld". The Greeks believed that this fruit was a part of Hades' (the god of the underworld) personal garden in the underworld.

Herbs and spices

Herbs	Angelica • Basil • Basil, holy • Basil, Thai • Bay leaf • Boldo • Bolivian coriander • Borage • Chervil • Chives • Cicely • Coriander leaf (cilantro) • Cress • Curry leaf • Dill • Elsholtzia ciliata • Epazote • Eryngium foetidum (long coriander) • Hemp • Hoja santa • Houttuynia cordata (giấp cá) • Hyssop • Lavender • Lemon balm • Lemon grass • Lemon verbena • Limnophila aromatica (rice paddy herb) • Lovage • Marjoram • Mint • Mitsuba • Oregano • Parsley • Perilla (shiso) • Rosemary • Rue • Sage • Savory • Sorrel • Tarragon • Thyme • Vietnamese coriander (rau răm) • Woodruff

Spices	Ajwain (bishop's weed) • Aleppo pepper • Allspice • Amchur (mango powder) • Anise • Aromatic ginger • Asafoetida • Camphor • Caraway • Cardamom • Cardamom, black • Cassia • Cayenne pepper • Celery seed • Chenpi • Chili • Cinnamon • Clove • Coriander seed • Cubeb • Cumin • Cumin, black • Dill & dill seed • Fennel • Fenugreek • Fingerroot (krachai) • Galangal, greater • Galangal, lesser • Garlic • Ginger • Golpar • Grains of Paradise • Grains of Selim • Horseradish • Juniper berry • Liquorice • Mace • Mahlab • Malabathrum (tejpat) • Mastic • Mustard, black • Mustard, brown • Mustard, white • Nigella (kalonji) • Nutmeg • Paprika • Peppercorn (black, green & white) • Pepper, long • Pepper, Brazilian • Pepper, Peruvian • *Pomegranate seed (anardana)* • Poppy seed • Saffron • Sarsaparilla • Sassafras • Sesame • Sichuan pepper • Star anise • Sumac • Tasmanian pepper • Tamarind • Tonka bean • Turmeric • Vanilla • Wasabi • Zedoary • Zest

Types of fruits

Types of fruits	Achene · Berry · Capsule · Caryopsis · Drupe · Follicle · Hesperidium · Legume · Loment · Nut · Pome · Samara · Schizocarp · Silique · Syconium

Categories of fruits	Accessory fruit · Simple fruit · Aggregate or compound fruit · Multiple fruit · Dehiscent fruit

Function	Diaspore · Drift fruit

List of fruits	Apple · Apricot · Banana · Bilberry · Blackberry · Blackcurrant · Blueberry · Coconut · Currant · Cherry · Cherimoya · Clementine · Cloudberry · Date · Damson · Durian · Elderberry · Fig · Feijoa · Gooseberry · Grape · Grapefruit · Huckleberry · Jackfruit · Jambul · Jujube · Kiwifruit · Kumquat · Lemon · Lime · Loquat · Lychee · Mango · Melon · Cantaloupe · Honeydew · Watermelon · Rock melon · Nectarine · Orange · Passionfruit · Peach · Pear · Plum · Plumcot · Prune · Pineapple · Pomegranate · Pomelo · Purple mangosteen · Raisin · Raspberry · Rambutan · Redcurrant · Satsuma · Strawberry · Tangerine · Ugli Fruit ·

Images for kids

Young pomegranate trees
An opened pomegranate
Illustration by Otto Wilhelm Thomé, 1885
Pomegranate, late Southern Song dynasty or early Yuan dynasty circa 1200–1340 (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
Half peeled pomegranate
A bowl of ash-e anar, a Persian soup made with pomegranate juice
Girl with a pomegranate, by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1875
Detail from Madonna of the Pomegranate by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1487 (Uffizi Gallery, Florence)
Black pomegranate
The pomegranate is regarded as a symbol of fertility in China
Pomegranate blossom before petal fall
Pomegranate sepals and drying stamens after fertilization and petal fall
Unripened pomegranate fruit on a small tree in India
A mature pomegranate fruit

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