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pomology

American  
[poh-mol-uh-jee] / poʊˈmɒl ə dʒi /

noun

  1. the science that deals with fruits and fruit growing.


pomology British  
/ pɒˈmɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of horticulture that is concerned with the study and cultivation of fruit

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of pomology

From the New Latin word pōmologia, dating back to 1810–20. See pome, -o-, -logy


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Cirone grew up in San Luis Obispo and graduated from Cal Poly with a degree in pomology, or fruit science.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2023

The event would prove to be momentous in the annals of American pomology, though no one realized it at the time, including him.

From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2014

Success in many branches of horticulture and pomology, depends upon attention to the habits of insects.

From Soil Culture by J. H. Walden

Very interesting were the adjacent exhibits, presenting to view the topics of food adulteration, entomology, pomology, botany, ornithology, and mammalogy; together with experiments in fibre investigation.

From By Water to the Columbian Exposition by Johanna S. Wisthaler

It is written by one whose labors upon this subject are known as well abroad as here, and who has won the applause of all who regard pomology as worthy of an earnest support.

From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 by Robert Taylor Conrad

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