English

A pyracantha bush bearing pomes

Noun

pome ‎(plural pomes)

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.

Hyponyms

• (fruit that develops from the base of a flower): apple, pear, quince

Derived terms

• pomaceous
• pomiferous

Related terms

• pomegranate

Translations

Verb

pome ‎(third-person singular simple present pomes, present participle poming, simple past and past participle pomed)

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To grow to a head, or form a head in growing.

Anagrams

• mope, poem, poëm

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin pōma, plural of pōmum, interpreted as a feminine singular.

Noun

pome f ‎(plural pomis)

1. fruit

Novial

Noun

pome ‎(plural pomes)

1. apple

Old French

Alternative forms

• pomme
• poume
• pume

Etymology

From Latin poma.

Noun

pome f ‎(oblique plural pomes, nominative singular pome, nominative plural pomes)

1. apple

Descendants

• English: pome (borrowed)
• French: pomme