noun
rhinophyma; red swollen nose
Medical term for a bulbous, red, bumpy nose often associated with chronic rosacea or alcoholism. In everyday Japanese, it may be used descriptively or colloquially.
See also: 鼻瘤
彼は長年の飲酒でざくろ鼻になってしまった。
Years of drinking gave him a red, swollen nose.
ざくろ鼻は酒さの症状の一つです。
Rhinophyma is one of the symptoms of rosacea.
鼻瘤 is the formal medical term for rhinophyma, while ざくろ鼻 is a more colloquial, descriptive term.
From ざくろ (pomegranate) + 鼻 (nose), so called because the red, bumpy appearance resembles a pomegranate.