pome.
A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.
Meaning & usage
A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.
The best-known example of a pome is the apple.
A ball of silver or other metal, filled with hot water and used by a Roman Catholic priest in cold weather to warm his hands during the service.
Alternative form of pomme (“green roundel in heraldry”).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English pome (“fruit, meatball”), from Old French pome (“apple”), from Latin pōmum. For the verb, compare French pommer. Doublet of pomme.
To grow to a head, or form a head in growing.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English pome (“fruit, meatball”), from Old French pome (“apple”), from Latin pōmum. For the verb, compare French pommer. Doublet of pomme.
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