pome

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Noun

pome (plural pomes)

1. (botany) A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.

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   The best-known example of a pome is the apple.

2. (Roman Catholic) 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.

Related terms

• pomegranate

Translations

• German: Apfelfrucht, Kernobst
• Portuguese: pomo
• Spanish: pomo

Verb

pome (pomes, present participle poming; past and past participle pomed)

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To grow to a head, or form a head in growing.

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