n.
Pronunciation: ' p ō - ˌ man-d ə r, p ō - '
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, modification of Anglo-French pomme de ambre, literally, apple or ball of amber
Date: 15th century
1 : a mixture of aromatic substances enclosed in a perforated bag or box and used to scent clothes and linens or formerly carried as a guard against infection also : a clove-studded orange or apple used for the same purposes
2 : a box or hollow fruit-shaped ball for holding pomander