pomologicaladj.
/ˌpəʊməˈlɒdʒɪkl/, /ˌpɒməˈlɒdʒɪkl/, U.S. /ˌpɑməˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Of, relating to, or concerned with pomology.
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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > cultivation of fruit > [adjective]
pomarious1656
pomological1819
1819 Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, Pa.) 10 Mar. Secretary to the Pomological Society of Allenburgh in Saxony.
1863 D. G. Mitchell My Farm of Edgewood 153 I once had the hardihood, in a little group of pomological gentlemen, to express a modest opinion in praise of the flavor of the Bartlett pear.
1929 Times 8 July 22/2 The older pomological books contain receipts for producing highly-coloured apples.
2002 N.Z. Jrnl. Crop & Hort. Sci. 30 301 Some pomological characteristics of ‘Kiraz’ cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus L.) were recorded.
Derivatives
ˌpomoˈlogically adv. as regards pomology.
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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > cultivation of fruit > [adverb]
pomologically1863
1863 D. G. Mitchell My Farm of Edgewood iii. 177 An excellent fellow (if he had not been pomologically starched and jaundiced).
1920 R. Frost Let. 14 May (1964) 105 Their report was that pomologically it was all right, but poetically not.
1987 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 24 Apr. 13 (heading) Irradiation is just a lemon (speaking pomologically).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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