pome

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈpəʊm/

Definition of pome

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

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.”
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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.
  3. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of pomme (“green roundel in heraldry”).
  4. Synonym of Pomeranian (“a breed of small, fluffy, energetic toy dogs”).

verb

  1. (intransitive, obsolete)To grow to a head, or form a head in growing.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

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

Anagrams of pome

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4-letter words

1 word

3-letter words

4 words

2-letter words

8 words

Hooks

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