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pome  (pm)

n.

A fleshy fruit, such as an apple, pear, or quince, having several seed chambers and an outer fleshy part largely derived from the hypanthium. Also called false fruit.

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[Middle English, from Old French, apple, fruit, from Vulgar Latin *pma, from neuter pl. of Late Latin pmum, from Latin, fruit.]

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pome [pəʊm]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the fleshy fruit of the apple and related plants, consisting of an enlarged receptacle enclosing the ovary and seeds

[from Old French, from Late Latin pōma apple, pl (assumed to be sing) of Latin pōmum apple]

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pome  (pm)

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 berrydrupe See more at accessory fruitsimple fruit

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pome - a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part false fruit apple - fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh pear - sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties quince - aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves fruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant