pomegranate

granaattiomena A fruit-bearing shrub or small tree, Punica granatum.
2005, Fahiem E. El-Borai, Larry W. Duncan, 12: Nematode Parasites of Subtropical and Tropical Fruit Tree Crops, M. Luc, Richard A. Sikora, J. Bridge (editors), Plant Parasitic Nematodes in Subtropical and Tropical Agriculture, 2nd Edition, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=GAdsEt6dEtwC&pg=PA481&dq=%22pomegranate%22%7C%22pomegranates%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sK9iUczaDoSfiQf834DgBw&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22pomegranate%22%7C%22pomegranates%22&f=false page 481,

The pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) originates from Persia, and is cultivated in western and central Asia and in the Mediterranean region; it is also grown commercially in California.(..)The predominant parasitic nematodes affecting pomegranate are the root knot nematodes, M.Meloidogyne incognita, M. acrita and M. javanica (McSorley, 1981).

The pomegranate is the tree of knowledge in some myths. In others, it is linked with the underworld,(..).

In this experiment, the average Zn concentration of leaf in four pomegranate cultivars was between 12.0 and 19.8mg/kg in the control (Fig. 2a).

The seeds of the pomegranate, for example, were widely used to prevent conception in the ancient world and they are still used in India, East Africa, and the Pacific.

Persephone is taken to the underworld by Hades to be his queen. She willingly eats a seed of pomegranate and is forced to spend every winter with her husband in the land of the dead, symbolizing the yearly decay and revival of vegetation.

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In Judaism, the number of seeds in a pomegranate is said to be the exact number of mitzvah, or spiritual duties required of a devout Jew.

The pomegranate is a subtropical fruit about the size of a large apple.

The grilled leeks are then drizzled with a gorgeous, ruby-red pomegranate vinaigrette.