pomaceous

American  

[poh-mey-shuhs] / poʊˈmeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or of the nature of pomes.

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pomaceous British  

/ pɒˈmeɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or bearing pomes, such as the apple, pear, and quince trees

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Etymology

Origin of pomaceous

From the New Latin word pōmāceus, dating back to 1700–10. See pome, -aceous

Example Sentences

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

Orchards—apricots of large size, and very large cherry trees, a pomaceous plant with the habit of poplar, occurs; the Ulmus of this place is one of the largest sized trees; no walnuts.

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William

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 Marchant, James

And, again, the malformation is not without significance in regard to the relationship between the drupaceous and the pomaceous subdivisions of Rosaceæ.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.