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pome (n.)

"an apple, a fruit of the apple kind, apple-shaped object," late 14c., from Old French pome "apple" (12c., Modern French pomme) and directly from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *poma "apple," originally plural of Latin pomus "fruit," later "apple" (see Pomona).

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Definitions of pome from WordNet

pome (n.)
a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part;
Synonyms: false fruit
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