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Pome vs Pomo - What's the difference?

pome | pomo |

As a noun 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 to grow to a head, or form a head in growing.

As an abbreviation pomo is

post-modern.

As a proper noun Pomo is

an indigenous population native to Northern California.

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

    * * ----

    pomo

    English

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • post-modern
  • Derived terms

    * pomophobe ----