📚 noun • entry_id 50262

pome

/ˈpəʊm/

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Meanings (ES + gloss)

pomo

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.

Phrases

pomaceous pome-citron pomelike pomiferous

Word forms