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noun Botany.
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin pōma, plural (taken as singular) of pōmum fruit
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin pōma, plural (taken as singular) of pōmum fruit
Related forms
pome·like, adjective
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pome  (pōm) Pronunciation Key
A fleshy simple fruit that has several seed chambers developed from a compound ovary and an outer fleshy part developed from the enlarged base of the flower. The pome is an accessory fruit and is characteristic of certain plants in the rose family, such as the apple and pear. Also called false fruit. Compare berry, drupe. See more at accessory fruit, simple fruit. |
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