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Pome meaning
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. | Alternative form of pomme (“green roundel in heraldry”).
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Hence, words from Italian include pomidor from "pomodoro" (tomato), kalafior from "cavolfiore" (cauliflower), and pomarańcza, a portmanteau from Italian "pomo" ( pome ) plus "arancio" (orange).
The expanded definition of the Amygdaloideae adds to these commercially important crops such as apples and pears that have pome fruit, and also important ornamental plants such as Spiraea and Aruncus that have hard dry fruits.