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punicáceo , a . ( Of Punica , name of a genus of plants). 1. adj. Bot. Said of small trees angiospermos, natives of the East, which have small leaves, showy flowers with chalice coriaceous and red and numerous stamens, and fruit with coriaceous pericarp containing several seeds stored in cells; e.g., del granado. U t. c. s. f. 2. f. pl. Bot. These plant family. O RTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.