pome
verbEtymology From Middle English pome (“fruit, meatball”), from Old French pome (“apple”), from Latin pōmum. For the verb, compare French pommer. Doublet of pomme.
1
Obsolete To grow to a head, or form a head in growing.
pome
nounalso spelled Pome/ˈpəʊm/
Etymology From Middle English pome (“fruit, meatball”), from Old French pome (“apple”), from Latin pōmum. For the verb, compare French pommer. Doublet of pomme.
1
Biology, Botany, Natural sciences 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.
2
Catholicism, Christianity, Roman Catholicism 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.
3
Alternative Alternative form of pomme (“green roundel in heraldry”).
- Derived terms
- pomaceous, pome-citron, pomelike, pomiferous
- Related terms
- pomegranate