pome

Example Sentences

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But behind closed curtains stands the humble pear — a pome fruit that enjoys its peak season during the autumnal months, despite being available year-round.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2025

Crops at risk of this particular invasive species include pome and stone fruits, citrus, dates, avocados and many vegetables, particularly tomatoes and peppers.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024

Affected apples also contain an excess amount of sorbitol — a naturally occurring sugar alcohol that's commonly found in berries and pome fruit varieties.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2021

And the department’s quince keeper, Joseph Postman, explained that in the future, DNA testing might reveal whether the pome was a long-lost descendant of old Mediterranean stock.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2012

You couldn't read that pome without cryin',—why, that pome wud hev brought a dew out on the desert uv Sary.

From A Little Book of Profitable Tales by Field, Eugene