pome

Noun

1. A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.
2. 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 form of pomme (“green roundel in heraldry”)

Verb

To grow to a head, or form a head in growing.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpəʊm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: pome

Cognate with French: pommer

In summary

From Middle English pome (“fruit, meatball”), from Old French pome (“apple”), from Latin pōmum. For the verb, compare French pommer. Doublet of pomme.

Synonyms

false fruit

poem

Translations

pomo

piridion

pomo

Apfelfrucht

pomo

pom

faux-fruit

Piridion

owoce jabłkowate

بوم

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elma

ثمرة تُفّاحِيّة

فصِيلة تُفّاحِيّة

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