| 单词 | pome |
| 释义 | pome[ pohm ] / poʊm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pome ON THESAURUS.COM noun Botany.the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels. Origin of pome1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French <Latin pōma, plural (taken as singular) of pōmum fruit OTHER WORDS FROM pomepomelike, adjectiveWords nearby pomePoma lift, pomander, pomatum, Pombal, pombe, pome, pomegranate, pomelo, Pomerania, Pomeranian, Pomeroy's operation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pomeBritish Dictionary definitions for pomepome / (pəʊm) / nounthe fleshy fruit of the apple and related plants, consisting of an enlarged receptacle enclosing the ovary and seeds Word Origin for pomeC15: from Old French, from Late Latin pōma apple, pl (assumed to be sing) of Latin pōmum apple Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for pomepome [ pōm ] A fleshy simple fruit that has several seed chambers developed from a compound ovary and an outer fleshy part developed from the enlarged base of the flower. The pome is an accessory fruit and is characteristic of certain plants in the rose family, such as the apple and pear. Also called false fruit Compare berry drupe. See more at accessory fruit simple fruit. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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