(n.) 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.
(n.) A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate.
Example Sentences:
(1) 2 Puree together the pomegranate jewels and the peeled satsumas.
(2) However, Innocent was one of the brands highlighted last year as containing high levels of sugar: a 250ml serving of its pomegranate, blueberry and acai smoothie contains 34g of sugar, around the same as a 330ml can of Coke.
(3) Two giant concrete pomegranates loom over downtown Kabul, with bright red, 15ft-tall seeds bursting from their sides and lit at night with dancing pink lights.
(4) Grilled onion salad with pomegranates Serves 4 1kg new season's onions with tops on (or red and spring onions), roots trimmed and washed 1 large pomegranate, or 100g picked pomegranate seeds 1 tbs finely chopped fresh mint For the dressing: 1 large pomegranate, or 100g picked pomegranate seeds 1 small garlic clove, crushed to a paste with salt 6 tbs extra virgin olive oil sea salt and black pepper Place the onions whole over a hot barbecue, directly on the naked flame of a gas hob or under the grill until the skin is charred and crispy all over and the flesh is very soft, for about 15-40 minutes depending on the size of the onions.
(5) (NB If you can't find dried shrimp, available from oriental grocers, add fish sauce to taste – FC) Bobby Ananta, Leicester, bobbyananta.com Makes 4 large portions 1 pomelo (about 2kg) 1 cucumber 1 sour mango 1 pomegranate Juice of 2 limes Coriander leaves and fried peanuts, to serve For the bumbu rujak dressing 2 red chillies 5 tbsp palm sugar 2 tbsp caster sugar 1 tsp salt 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar 4 tbsp walnut oil Juice of 1 lime 5 dried shrimp, fried 1 Cut the peel from the pomelo and break up the flesh into large pieces with your fingers.
(6) Last year he abandoned alfalfa and pomegranates and cut his 1,000-acre tomato crop by two-thirds.
(7) Pour the pomegranate mix over a sieve and allow to drain.
(8) Photograph: Zaytoun Roast parsnip and carrot salad with freekeh and a yoghurt dressing Recipe by Jane Baxter Serves 4-6 500g parsnips 500g carrots 30g butter melted 1 tbsp Zaytoun olive oil 100g smokey freekah Dressing: 200ml yoghurt juice and zest of 1 orange 1 clove garlic crushed pinch ground cumin and cardamom 75g pitted dates finely chopped 1 red chilli finely chopped 1 tsp honey 1 tbsp chopped mint Bunch of watercess Salt and pepper To garnish: pomegranate seeds , extra mint and za’atar Pre–heat oven 190C.
(9) One survivor recounted how the US soldier, reportedly a father himself, had hunted down an Afghan family like military targets through their modest home, set among vineyards and pomegranate orchards just south of the US base.
(10) 3 Put some ice in 4 glasses and fill each with pomegranate juice.
(11) Drizzle with the yoghurt dressing and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds, chopped mint and za’atar.
(12) This food is a crushed mixture of sour pomegranate seeds, black pepper, dried raisins, and occasionally garlic; this combination irritates the esophagus because of the hot black pepper and the sharp, crushed pomegranate seeds.
(13) Nawal Nasrallah via GuardianWitness Serves 4 225g minced lean meat 1 small onion, grated 3 tbsp flour 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley ¾ tsp salt ½ tsp ground black pepper ½ tsp coriander seeds, crushed ¼ tsp allspice ¼ tsp ground ginger ¼ tsp curry powder ¼ tsp chilli powder For the sauce 340g potatoes, diced 2 tbsp oil 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped ½ tsp turmeric 115g walnuts, toasted ground in a food processor until oily 715ml water 60ml pomegranate molasses (available at Middle-Eastern stores) 1 tsp salt ½ tsp crushed cardamom ¼ tsp ground black pepper ½ tsp chilli powder 1 Fry the diced potatoes in a little oil until golden brown.
(14) With the other hand, using a rolling pin or something similar, bash the pomegranate without causing a major injury to yourself.
(15) Lynnfot, via GuardianWitness Makes 2 glasses 2 pomegranates (or about 385g seeds) 4 satsumas, peeled 1 Put on protective clothing; the interior of a pomegranate is going to try and spread itself all over you and the kitchen (the French word for pomegranate is grenade ).
(16) The next morning her mother took her to the souk and bought her a glass of pomegranate juice mixed with fresh orange juice, which they sold outside the Umayyad mosque.
(17) The orange and pomegranates you find in the UK are not generally as sweet as those in the Middle East, so we have used clementines.
(18) We present the case of a 7-year-old IgE-dependent asthmatic child who, moments after ingesting several pomegranate seeds, showed a clinical condition of bronchospasm which responded to treatment with inhaled salbutamol.
(19) Different ethnic groups should be united together like pomegranate seeds,” he added .
(20) Once at the top, he was in no hurry to descend, pointing out the Mount of Olives in the distance, the sun glinting on the dome of the Russian church, the Palestinian school, the Hebrew university, the gardens below with their pomegranate and fig trees and the rose and lavender beds that give the impression of an English country churchyard transplanted to the Middle East.
Shrub
Definition:
(n.) A liquor composed of vegetable acid, especially lemon juice, and sugar, with spirit to preserve it.
(n.) A woody plant of less size than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same root.
(v. t.) To lop; to prune.
Example Sentences:
(1) Close to the smelters tree species accumulated more foliar fluoride than shrub species, which in turn accumulated more foliar fluoride than herb species.
(2) Across this relatively peaceful corner of the Horn of Africa, where black-headed sheep scamper among the thorn bushes, dainty gerenuk balance on their hind legs to nibble from hardy shrubs, and skinny camels wearing rough-hewn bells lumber over rocky slopes, people long accustomed to a harsh environment find they cannot cope after years of below-average rainfall.
(3) I like the challenges that come with those that thrive in such adverse conditions, and there are plenty: woodland species that make the most of what little sunlight hits the leaf litter; ferns that like dripping cave mouths and cliff faces cast in gloom; and small shrubs that eke out a living under bigger things, such as butcher’s broom ( Ruscus aculeatus ) and fragrant sweet box ( sarcoccoca ).
(4) This study investigated the effect of prolonged ingestion of Leucaena leucocephala, a leguminous shrub with a potential as a source of animal feed in Southern Taiwan, by heifers on serum thyroid hormone levels.
(5) The group, which entered through a fence around the Lincolnshire at 8am and included a Catholic priest and an Anglican priest, managed to set up banners and plant a "peace garden" consisting of a number of shrubs before they were arrested.
(6) It is concluded that these goats have a feeding habit similar to that of cattle rather than resting their forelimbs on the shrubs while nibbling the leaves as recorded in Asian goats.
(7) Glia shrubs in the cerebellar cortex appeared to be formed along the apical dendrite of Purkinje cells.
(8) The ACMD report described it as a herbal product made up of the leaves and shoots of the shrub Catha edulis, which releases a mild stimulant after being chewed for about an hour and three quarters.
(9) About half of the species eaten came from the dense herb and shrub layers.
(10) But over in the hospital, beyond the fences and shrubs, there is movement.
(11) According to the Garden Bridge trust, the new crossing would feature not only shrubs, trees, plants, benches and even "intimate walkways", but would also serve as a direct link between the South Bank and Covent Garden and Soho.
(12) Away from the city, green gives way to bush, then desert pockmarked with shrubs.
(13) The most favourable biotope for the circulation of Ixodes ticks, which are the principal vectors of the virus, is provided by the margins of these natural forests and their supplementary shrub communities.
(14) The following risk factors were assessed: black fly bites, presence of rodents at home, exposure to cereal dust, exposure to fumes or dust released by tree and shrub removal, and exposure to insecticides.
(15) I'm in St Ives in Cornwall, strolling around the Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden, a thickly growing, almost tropical space where tree, plant, shrub and sculpture live in perfect harmony.
(16) There is a widespread practice among people living in Eastern Africa and Southern Arabia of chewing the leaves of the Khat shrub so as to produce pharmacological effects that are practically indistinguishable from those produced by amphetamine (AMPH).
(17) Herbicides are a heterogeneous class of chemicals used in agriculture, forestry, and urban settings to kill weeds, shrubs, and broad-leaved trees.
(18) Shrubs and trees, especially of the Rosaceae (primarily species of Prunus), were particularly important as nectar sources and bloomed concurrently with the appearance of nulliparous females.
(19) Cathinone is an active ingredient in the leaves of the Khat shrub.
(20) Therefore, during the spring and fall, activities that take place in high-shrub areas or in the woods (e.g., landscaping, trail or brush clearing) involve a high risk of exposure to adult ticks infected with Lyme disease.