pomace

American  

[puhm-is, pom-] / ˈpʌm ɪs, ˈpɒm- /

noun

1. the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.

2. any crushed or ground, pulpy substance.

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pomace British  

/ ˈpʌmɪs /

noun

1. the pulpy residue of apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider-making

2. any pulpy substance left after crushing, mashing, etc

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Etymology

Origin of pomace

1545–55; perhaps < Medieval Latin pōmācium cider, derivative of Latin pōmum fruit; pome

Example Sentences

And the primary waste product, called pomace, can be used as fertilizer, perhaps to grow new apple trees.

From Salon

We were enjoying a bottle of Slovakian piquette — a fizzy, low-alcohol drink made from grape pomace — when another diner stopped by our table and exclaimed that the bottle looked interesting.

From Seattle Times

Olive oil, a good olive oil, like a pomace, so not necessarily extra virgin, something that I can cook with.

From Salon

In Matt Bell's 2021 novel Appleseed, the opening lines read "in the faun's clawed and calloused hands the pomace comes out rich and sweet, a treasure of crushed cores and waxy skins and pulped flesh, a dozen colors of apples distinct in the gap between the cider mill's grindstone and its wheel."

From Salon

The press materials for Le Domaine — which is co-owned by winemaker Marc Perrin, who shares ownership in Pitt’s Château Miraval, a French estate and vineyard — also state that the brand found ways to “upcycle” grape pomace, the end product from the winemaking process.

From Washington Post

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