Pome

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pome
    n 1: a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having
         seed chambers and an outer fleshy part [syn: {pome}, {false
         fruit}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pome \Pome\, n. [L. pomum a fruit: cf. F. pomme apple. Cf.
   {Pomade}.]
   1. (Bot.) A fruit composed of several cartilaginous or bony
      carpels inclosed in an adherent fleshy mass, which is
      partly receptacle and partly calyx, as an apple, quince,
      or pear.
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   2. (R. C. Ch.) A ball of silver or other metal, which is
      filled with hot water, and used by the priest in cold
      weather to warm his hands during the service.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pome \Pome\, v. i. [Cf. F. pommer. See {Pome}, n.]
   To grow to a head, or form a head in growing. [Obs.]
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