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
For instance, no wild pomaceous fruit is, I believe, so large as our apples, and no doubt they could be got much larger if flavour, etc., were entirely neglected.
From Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 by James Marchant
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 William Griffith
In one garden pomegranates, a pomaceous tree, and mulberries, whose fruit is now ripe but quite devoid of flavour, occurred.
From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by William Griffith
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