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Gome vs Pome - What's the difference?

gome | pome |

As nouns the difference between gome and pome

is that gome is or gome can be (uk|dialect) axle grease; gorm while pome is a type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.

As a verb pome is

(obsolete|intransitive) to grow to a head, or form a head in growing.

gome

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • (rfv-sense)
  • Etymology 2

    Noun

  • (rfv-sense) (UK, dialect) Axle grease; gorm.
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    pome

    English

    (wikipedia pome)

    Noun

    (en 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.
  • Hyponyms

    * (fruit that develops from the base of a flower) apple, pear, quince

    Derived terms

    * pomaceous * pomiferous

    Verb

    (pom)
  • (obsolete) To grow to a head, or form a head in growing.
  • Anagrams

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