Punica granatum

To follow yesterday's blip of the garnet brooch, a pomegranate seemed appropriate, even if appearing a bit gory!

This is how Wiki compares the derivation of their names:-

The name pomegranate derives from medieval Latin pōmum "apple" and granatum "seeded"

Garnet derives from Old French grenat by metathesis, from Medieval Latin granatum as used in a different meaning "of a dark red color". This derivation may have originated from pomum granatum, describing the color of pomegranate pulp, or from granum, referring to "red dye, cochineal".

So maybe another pomegranate blip before I can no longer resist the temptation to eat it!

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