pome
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pome¹
- /ˈpəʊm/
Sounds like poem (some pronunciations) · Rhymes with -əʊm
Where it comes from
From Middle English pome (“fruit, meatball”), from Old French pome (“apple”), from Latin pōmum. For the verb, compare French pommer. Doublet of pomme.
noun pomes · pomeis
- 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.
- 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.
- Alternative form of pomme (“green roundel in heraldry”).
verb pomes · poming · pomed
- To grow to a head, or form a head in growing.
Pome²
noun
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Synonym of Pomeranian (“a breed of small, fluffy, energetic toy dogs”).
Similar: Pomeranian
Translations
Talk about this word "pome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pome. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pome. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pome "pome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pome.Cite this
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title = {pome},
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year = {2026},
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