Pome

Origin

From Latin pomum. For the verb, compare French pommer.

Full definition of 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.

Hyponyms

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

Derived terms

• pomaceous
• pomiferous

Related terms

• pomegranate

Verb

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

Anagrams

• mope
• poem, poëm