Definition of Pome

1. Noun. A fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part.

Exact synonyms: False Fruit
Specialized synonyms: Apple, Pear, Quince
Generic synonyms: Fruit

Definition of Pome

1. n. 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.

2. v. i. To grow to a head, or form a head in growing.

Definition of Pome

1. Noun. A type of fruit in which the edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pome

1. a fleshy fruit with a core [n -S]

Medical Definition of Pome

1. A fleshy (false) fruit, formed from an inferior ovary, in which the receptacle or hypanthium has enlarged to enclose the true fruit. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pome

pomade
pomade acne
pomaded
pomades
pomading
pomalidomide
pomander
pomanders
pomarine
pomato
pomatoes
pomatum
pomatums
pombe
pombes
pome (current term)
pomegranate
pomegranate tree
pomegranatelike
pomegranates
pomel
pomelle
pomello
pomelloes
pomelo
pomelo tree
pomelos
pomels
pomeranian
pomeridian

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