Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pome"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pome \Pome\, v. i. [Cf. F. pommer. See {Pome}, n.]
To grow to a head, or form a head in growing. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pome
n : a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed
chambers and an outer fleshy part [syn: {false fruit}]
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