grenade

Definitions of grenade
  1. noun
    large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind
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    type of:
    fruit comestible
    edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
  2. noun
    a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
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    types:
    grenade à main
    a grenade designed to be thrown by hand
    type of:
    bombe
    an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
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