pomaceous

Mar. 4th, 2010 07:35 am
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pomaceous (poh-MAY-shus) - adj., of or relating to apples; resembling a pome.


A pome being "a fleshy fruit (as an apple or pear) consisting of an outer thickened fleshy layer and a central core with usually five seeds enclosed in a capsule" -- so sayth Merriam-Webster, but I confess I've never seen it used. Unlike pomaceous, which I have. Adopted around the 1706 from Late Latin pōmāceus, from pōmum, apple, fruit -- but I've no idea where that comes from, as classical Latin for apple is malus.

Jim's last batch of cider was chock full of pomaceous goodness.

Mmm, cider.

---L.

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Date: 2010-03-04 05:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fidgetspin.livejournal.com
Interesting, I use "pome" semi-regularly (I regularly carry over technical botanical terms in food writing) but never "pomaceous." Thanks for the word!
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