Pome

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA 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.NounA 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.NounAlternative form of pomme (“green roundel in heraldry”).

4.VerbTo grow to a head, or form a head in growing.

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