noun
- Plural of pome; fruits with a papery core containing seeds, such as apples and pears.
Usage: botanical term; commonly used in horticulture and botany
Examples
- Apples and pears are both types of pomes.
- The orchard produced hundreds of pomes this season.
- Pomes have a distinctive structure with seeds enclosed in a central core.
- Botanists classify pomes as accessory fruits.
- The farmer harvested the ripe pomes in autumn.