Punica granatum is the scientific name of ........

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Punica granatum is the scientific name of _________ .

Custard Apple

Gulmohar

Silver Oak

Pomegranate

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Explanation:

Punica granatum, the scientific name of the pomegranate, was given by Carolus Linnaeus in 1753 in Species Plantarum . Punica comes from the Latin name for the pomegranate, malum punicum, meaning "apple from Carthage", and granatum from medieval Latin meaning "seeded", "with seeds".