Pomona

[puh-moh-nuh]

noun

the ancient Roman goddess of the fruit of trees.

a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.

Also called Mainland. the largest of the Orkney Islands, N of Scotland. 190 sq. mi. (490 sq. km)

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Examples from the Web for pomona

Contemporary Examples of pomona

Cathy Corison: I fell in love with wine when I was 19, studying biology at Pomona College, 40 years ago.
Yes, Women Can Make Great Wine
Jordan Salcito
March 22, 2014
Blue says he grew up in Pomona, Calif., idolizing the gang life and the quick money that came along with it.
As Californians Weigh Proposition 34, a Look at Life on Death Row
Christine Pelisek
November 5, 2012
Like Williams, she lived in Pomona, but her body was discovered in Riverside County.
Los Angeles Police Pin Old Murders of Three Women on Dead Serial Killer
Christine Pelisek
August 3, 2012
Like Williams, she lived in Pomona but her body was discovered in Riverside County.
A Serial Killer on the Loose in Los Angeles
Christine Pelisek
November 12, 2010
"We got one DNA sample off of Fields, and one on Pomona, and a partial sample in Los Angeles," says Brown.
A Serial Killer on the Loose in Los Angeles
Christine Pelisek
November 12, 2010

Historical Examples of pomona

We know them, we who have courted Pomona in her fair New England orchards.
Meadow Grass
Alice Brown
At these words the load that was on Pomona's mind dropped from it entirely.
John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein
Frank R. Stockton
Pomona nodded to him, but turned again to the Husband of Euphemia.
John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein
Frank R. Stockton
True to his character he took many forms to gain Pomona's love.
The Book of Hallowe'en
Ruth Edna Kelley
On Pomona's day doubtless thanks was rendered them for their aid to the harvest.
The Book of Hallowe'en
Ruth Edna Kelley

British Dictionary definitions for pomona

Pomona

noun

(in Orkney) another name for Mainland

Pomona

noun

the Roman goddess of fruit trees

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Word Origin and History for pomona

Pomona

Roman goddess of fruit, from Latin pomum "apple; fruit," of uncertain origin. "Possibly from *po-emo- 'taken off, picked'; *po-omo- or *pe-omo- are also conceivable" [de Vaan]. Or perhaps borrowed from a lost Mediterranean language.