pomaceous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of pomaceous
From the New Latin word pōmāceus, dating back to 1700–10. See pome, -aceous
Example Sentences
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Some aren’t even made from apples, but pears or other pomaceous fruit.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2021
Choose the Right Apple A flow chart to aid in your pomaceous decision-making.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2012
The orchards here consist of cherry, and a pomaceous tree which also is cultivated at Shikarpore, and on the skirts occasionally of willows, which, were they unmutilated, would be handsome trees.
From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William
At 600 feet, a curious pomaceous looking Rhamnaceous plant is found.
From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William
When Dyer wrote blank verse he slipped into the Thomsonian diction, "cumbent sheep" and "purple groves pomaceous."
From A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)
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