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pomiferous

American

[poh-mif-er-uhs] / poʊˈmɪf ər əs /

adjective

Botany.

bearing pomes or pomelike fruits.

pomiferous British

/ pɒˈmɪfərəs /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of pomiferous

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

Example Sentences

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

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous

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

From Curious Myths of the Middle Ages by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

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