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Pome vs Pomey - What's the difference?

pome | pomey |

As nouns the difference between pome and pomey

is that 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 while pomey is a green roundel representing an apple.

As a verb pome

is to grow to a head, or form a head in growing.

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

    Related terms

    * pomegranate

    Verb

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

    • Anagrams

    * * ----

    pomey

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (heraldiccharge) A green roundel representing an apple.
    • (Webster 1913)