pome

Meanings

Noun

• A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.
• A ball of silver or other metal, filled with hot water and used by a Roman Catholic priest in cold weather to warm his hands during the service.

Verb

• To grow to a head, or form a head in growing.

Origin

• From Middle English pome ("fruit, meatball"), from Old French pome ("apple"), from Latin pōmum. For the verb, compare French pommer. pomme.