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pomme blanche

[ French pawm -blahnsh ]
/ French pɔm ˈblɑ̃ʃ /

noun, plural pommes blanches [French pawm -blahnsh]. /French pɔm ˈblɑ̃ʃ/.

breadroot.

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Origin of pomme blanche

<French: literally, white apple

Words nearby pomme blanche

Pomeroy's operation, pomfret, pomiculture, pomiferous, Pommard, pomme blanche, pommée, pommel, pommel horse, pommelo, Pommern
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Example sentences from the Web for pomme blanche

  • One of these was the species of turnip already mentioned as the pomme-blanche, or Indian turnip.

    The Desert Home|Mayne Reid