grenade
noun
[ ɡrəˈneɪd ]
• a small bomb thrown by hand or launched mechanically.
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘pomegranate’): from French, alteration of Old French ( pome) grenate (see pomegranate), on the pattern of Spanish granada . The bomb was so named because it supposedly resembled a pomegranate in shape.
