pome

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|botany}} A [[type#Noun|type]] of [[fruit#Noun|fruit]] in which the often [[edible#Adjective|edible]] [[flesh#Noun|flesh]] [[arise#Verb|arises]] from the [[swollen#Adjective|swollen]] [[base#Noun|base]] of the [[flower#Noun|flower]] and not from the [[carpel]]s.
2. {{lb|en|Roman Catholicism}} A [[ball#Noun|ball]] of [[silver#Noun|silver]] or other [[metal#Noun|metal]], [[fill#Verb|filled]] with [[hot#Adjective|hot]] [[water#Noun|water]] and [[use#Verb|used]] by a [[Roman Catholic#Adjective|Roman Catholic]] [[priest#Noun|priest]] in [[cold#Adjective|cold]] [[weather#Noun|weather]] to [[warm#Verb|warm]] his [[hand#Noun|hands]] during the [[service#Noun|service]].
3. {{alternative form of|en|pomme|t=green roundel in heraldry}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|obsolete|intransitive}} To [[grow]] to a [[head]], or form a head in growing.

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