Pome (Lat. pomum, 'apple'), the form of Fruit (q.v.) produced by the Pomaceæ (q.v.)—a fleshy, indehiscent, syncarpous fruit, with calyx attached.
Pome
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Pome (Lat. pomum, 'apple'), the form of Fruit (q.v.) produced by the Pomaceæ (q.v.)—a fleshy, indehiscent, syncarpous fruit, with calyx attached.