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Mome vs Pome - What's the difference?

mome | pome |

As nouns the difference between mome and pome

is that mome is kid, brat 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.

mome

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A dull or stupid person.
  • Anagrams

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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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