Pōme1, n.
[Lat. pomum, a fruit, apple; Fr. pomme, Pr. pom, Sp., Pg., & It. pomo, It. also pome.] (Bot.) A fleshy or pulpy pericarp without valves, containing a capsule or capsules, as the apple, pear, and the like. Martyn.
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[Lat. pomum, a fruit, apple; Fr. pomme, Pr. pom, Sp., Pg., & It. pomo, It. also pome.] (Bot.) A fleshy or pulpy pericarp without valves, containing a capsule or capsules, as the apple, pear, and the like. Martyn.
v. i. [Fr. pommer. See supra.] To grow to a head, or form a head in growing. [Obs.]