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Tome vs Pome - What's the difference?

tome | pome |

As a proper noun tome

is thomas (given name).

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

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

tome

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One in a series of volumes.
  • A large or scholarly book.
  • The professor pulled a dusty old tome from the bookshelf.

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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.
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