Definition of POME

pome

Meanings

Plural: pomeis, pomes

Noun

  • a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part
  • A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.
  • 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.
  • Alternative form of pomme (“green roundel in heraldry”).

Verb

  • To grow to a head, or form a head in growing.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

apple, false fruit

Scrabble Score: 8

pome is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pome is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pome is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

pome is a valid Words With Friends word