I. ˈpōm noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French pomme, pome, apple, ball, from Old French pome, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin poma apple, from Late Latin pomum, from Latin, fruit
1. : a fleshy accessory fruit (as of an apple) consisting of a central core with usually five seeds enclosed within a bony or papery capsule made up of fused carpels and of an outer thickened fleshy layer made up of the much enlarged receptacle — see fruit illustration
2. : a metal ball or globe
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: French pommer, from pomme — more at pome I
obsolete , of a cabbage or lettuce : to form a head or heart