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The '''pomegranate''' (''Punica granatum'') is a [[fruit]] bearing shrub or tree common throughout the [[Middle Ages]]. It symbolised birth and death because of its ability to ''bleed''. A wounded [[unicorn]] was thought to bleed pomegranate seeds.
The '''pomegranate''' (''Punica granatum'') is a [[fruit]]-bearing shrub or tree common throughout the [[Middle Ages]]. It symbolised [[birth]] and [[death]] because of its ability to ''bleed''. A wounded [[unicorn]] was thought to bleed pomegranate seeds. The pomegranate tree's original native region stretches from [[Iran]] to the Himalayas in [[India]].


The pomegranate was used as the personal emblem of [[Maximillian I]].
The pomegranate was used as the personal [[symbol|emblem]] of [[Maximillian I]].


==See Also==
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* [[Pomegranate (Maplet)|Pomegranate according to Maplet's ''A Greene Forest'']]
* [[Pomegranate (Maplet)|Pomegranate according to Maplet's ''A Greene Forest'']]


=== External Links ===

* [http://www.mixdrinx.com/articles/Pomegranate-Drinks-and-Cocktails/ Pomegranate Drinks]
* [http://www.pomegranateworld.com/ Pomegranate Recipes & Info]
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Latest revision as of 22:14, 6 June 2006

The pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a fruit-bearing shrub or tree common throughout the Middle Ages. It symbolised birth and death because of its ability to bleed. A wounded unicorn was thought to bleed pomegranate seeds. The pomegranate tree's original native region stretches from Iran to the Himalayas in India.

The pomegranate was used as the personal emblem of Maximillian I.

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