pome
/P OW0 M/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.
“The best-known example of a pome is the apple.”
- 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.
verb
- 1
To grow to a head, or form a head in growing.
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