1.
[syn: pome, false fruit]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pome \Pome\, v. i. [Cf. F. pommer. See Pome, n.]
To grow to a head, or form a head in growing. [Obs.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pome
n 1: a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having
seed chambers and an outer fleshy part [syn: pome, false
fruit]