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Definitions for: Pome [n] a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
2. (R. C. Ch.) A ball of silver or other metal, which is
filled with hot water, and used by the priest in cold
weather to warm his hands during the service.
Pome, v. i. [Cf. F. pommer. See Pome, n.]
To grow to a head, or form a head in growing. [Obs.]
Synonyms: false fruit
See Also: apple, fruit, pear, quince
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