pome

pome
[[t]poʊm[/t]]
n.
bot the characteristic fruit of the apple subfamily, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels
Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < MF < L pōma, pl. (taken in VL as fem. sing.) of pōmum fruit

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • Pome — Pome, v. i. [Cf. F. pommer. See {Pome}, n.] To grow to a head, or form a head in growing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pome — Pome, n. [L. pomum a fruit: cf. F. pomme apple. Cf. {Pomade}.] 1. (Bot.) A fruit composed of several cartilaginous or bony carpels inclosed in an adherent fleshy mass, which is partly receptacle and partly calyx, as an apple, quince, or pear.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pome — c.1400, of types of apples or apple shaped objects, from O.Fr. pome (Mod.Fr. pomme), from L.L. or V.L. *poma apple, originally plural of L. pomus fruit, later apple (see APPLE (Cf. apple)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • pome — pome; pome·gran·ate; …   English syllables

  • pome — [pōm] n. [OFr < VL * poma < L pomum, fruit] Bot. a fleshy fruit, as an apple or pear, having united carpels surrounded by a fleshy, usually edible receptacle …   English World dictionary

  • Pome — In botany, a pome (after the Latin name for an apple: pomum ) is a type of fruit produced by flowering plants in the Subfamily Maloideae of the Family Rosaceae. A pome is an accessory fruit composed of five or more carpels in which the exocarp… …   Wikipedia

  • Pome — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Pome, avec différentes casses typographiques, peut désigner : Pome (IIIe siècle), vierge et moniale à Châlons en Champagne, sœur de saint… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • pome|gran|ate — «POM GRAN iht, PUHM ; pom GRAN », noun. 1. a reddish yellow fruit with a thick skin and with many seeds enveloped in a juicy red pulp. The pulp has a pleasant, slightly sour taste. The pomegranate is a large, roundish, many celled berry. 2. the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pome´like´ — pome «pohm», noun. a fruit consisting of firm, juicy flesh surrounding a core that contains several seeds. Apples, pears, and quinces are pomes. ╂[earlier, ball, apple < Old French pome < Vulgar Latin pōma < Latin pōmum fruit; apple]… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pome-water — pomeˈ water or pomˈwater noun (Shakespeare) A sweet juicy apple • • • Main Entry: ↑pome …   Useful english dictionary

  • pome-pirk — abbrev. form of pomperkin …   Useful english dictionary

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