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Round pomegranate fruits grow on the pomegranate plant, a shrub-like tree native to Iran and now cultivated in many parts of the world. The name comes from the Latin words pomum and granatum ...
The pomegranate is a shrub or small tree growing 5 to 10 m (16 to 33 ft) high, with multiple spiny branches. It is long-lived, with some specimens in France surviving for 200 years. [ 7 ] P. granatum leaves are opposite or subopposite, glossy, narrow oblong, entire, 3–7 cm ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) long and 2 cm ( 3 ⁄ 4 in) broad.
In some fruits, the edible portion is not derived from the ovary, but rather from the aril, such as the mangosteen or pomegranate, and the pineapple from which tissues of the flower and stem provide food. The grains of grasses are single-seed simple fruits wherein the pericarp and seed coat are fused into one layer.
An aril (/ ˈ æ r ɪ l /), also called an arillus, is a specialized outgrowth from a seed that partly or completely covers the seed. An arillode or false aril is sometimes distinguished: whereas an aril grows from the attachment point of the seed to the ovary (from the funiculus or hilum ), an arillode forms from a different point on the seed ...
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Leaves are dark green, glossy and opposite, growing up to 3 cm long. Fruit globose, 2–3 cm in diameter. Flowers and fruits from December and January through to the summer. P. protopunica is considered to be the precursor to the pomegranate (P. granatum) and is the only other species in the genus Punica. It differs from the pomegranate in ...
These communities in Oklahoma with at least 5,000 residents grew the fastest between July 2022 and July 2023, according to the latest census data. State of growth: 10 Oklahoma cities where ...
The seed cones are highly modified, each cone containing a single seed 4–7 mm (3 ⁄ 16 – 1 ⁄ 4 in) long partly surrounded by a modified scale which develops into a soft, bright red berry-like structure called an aril, [4] 8–15 mm (5 ⁄ 16 – 9 ⁄ 16 in) long and wide and open at the end. The arils are mature 6–9 months after ...