pome

A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.

The best-known example of a pome is the apple.

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”).

To grow to a head, or form a head in growing.

Synonym of Pomeranian (“a breed of small, fluffy, energetic toy dogs”).