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pomiferous

American  
[poh-mif-er-uhs] / poʊˈmɪf ər əs /

adjective

Botany.

  1. bearing pomes or pomelike fruits.

pomiferous British  
/ pɒˈmɪfərəs /

adjective

  1. (of the apple, pear, etc) producing pomes or pomelike fruits

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Etymology

Origin of pomiferous

1650–60; < Latin pōmifer fruit-bearing ( pome, -i-, -fer ) + -ous

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Squashes, cucurbita melopepo, is a pomiferous herb much esteemed by the Antiguans.

From Project Gutenberg

Paradise is a spot in the Orient productive of all kind of woods and pomiferous trees.

From Project Gutenberg

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