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pome

UK/ˈpəʊm/ uncommon obsolete

noun

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a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part

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

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